Chiropractic Schools in Puerto Rico

The Council on Chiropractic Education accredits 19 Doctor of Chiropractic programs: 17 in US states, one in Canada, and one in Puerto Rico. That one is at Universidad Central del Caribe in Bayamon. It is also the only accredited program in the region that teaches primarily to a Spanish-speaking student body. What follows is what the university publishes about its own program, checked against the Council's published accreditation actions.

The one Puerto Rico program

Accreditation status

The Council on Chiropractic Education publishes its accreditation actions twice a year, including sanctions. Here is the most recent published action for this program.

Every action above is quoted from the Council's published accreditation-action announcements at cce-usa.org/cce-news.html, checked September 22, 2026. The Council publishes actions twice a year, so check there for anything more recent than that date.

How chiropractic licensure works in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico licenses chiropractors through its own examining board, the Junta Examinadora de Quiropracticos, under the Puerto Rico Department of Health. The board is the only authority on what it requires. Because Puerto Rico is a US jurisdiction with its own licensing body, confirm requirements directly with the Department of Health before you plan around them.

The board is the only authority on this. Junta Examinadora de Quiropracticos de Puerto Rico

What this page will not do

There is only one accredited program in Puerto Rico, so there is nothing here to rank and no verdict to offer. What the page can do is tell you what the school publishes about itself and what the state requires of you, so that when you visit, you are asking better questions than a brochure can answer. That is the actual recommendation: go, sit in a class, and talk to students two years ahead of you.

If cost is part of the decision, median federal debt and four-year earnings are published program by program on the Findings page. For the earnings question on its own, see how much chiropractors make. For the timeline question, see how long chiropractic school takes.

Sources and dates. Accreditation status and Council actions are taken from the Council on Chiropractic Education's published accreditation-action announcements at cce-usa.org/cce-news.html, checked September 22, 2026. Program length and format are quoted as each school publishes them on its own site, checked the same day. Licensure information is taken from the state authority named above, checked September 22, 2026. Requirements change; confirm with the board before you rely on anything here.

FAQ

How many chiropractic schools are in Puerto Rico?

One: Universidad Central del Caribe in Bayamon. It appears in the Council on Chiropractic Education's published accreditation actions, checked September 22, 2026. The CCE accredits 19 Doctor of Chiropractic programs in total: 17 in US states, one in Puerto Rico and one in Canada.

How long is chiropractic school in Puerto Rico?

Universidad Central del Caribe publishes that the DC program is a rigorous eight academic semester doctoral program that can be completed in eight semesters.

Is the Puerto Rico chiropractic program CCE-accredited?

Yes. Universidad Central del Caribe publishes the Council's own wording, that the Doctor of Chiropractic degree program at the Universidad Central del Caribe is awarded programmatic accreditation by the Council on Chiropractic Education. The Council continued the program's accreditation at its July 2025 meeting, finding that it meets all the standards for accreditation.

Can you practice in a US state with a degree from Puerto Rico?

Licensure is decided state by state, and every state board sets its own rules. Because the program holds Council on Chiropractic Education accreditation, it meets the degree requirement that most state boards write in terms of CCE accreditation. Check with the specific state board you intend to be licensed by before you rely on that.