Established in 1988, Universidad Panamericana, Costa Rica (Panamerican University, Costa Rica) is a  private higher education institution located in the large city of San José (population range of 1,000,000-5,000,000 inhabitants), San Jose. This institution has also branch campuses in the following location(s): Santiago de Puriscal. Officially accredited and/or recognized by the Ministerio de Educación Pública, Costa Rica (Ministry of Public Education, Costa Rica), Universidad Panamericana, Costa Rica (UPA) is a coeducational higher education institution. Universidad Panamericana, Costa Rica (UPA) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees, master degrees in several areas of study. See the EduListing degree levels and areas of study matrix below for further details. 