by our College Data Analytics TeamGet the facts about Prairie View A & M University Graduate School. Learn how it ranks, what graduate degree programs it offers, how diverse it is, and much more. Click on any of the following links to jump to that section on this page.
College Factual began publishing its yearly rankings to help students identify graduate schools that put a high emphasis on educational quality as well as helping students succeed. These rankings are based on components such as post-graduation earnings of students, accumulated student debt of graduates, how much in demand the school is, and faculty and student diversity.
Prairie View A & M University landed the #1,294 spot in College Factual’s 2027 Best Master’s Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking out of a pool of 1,618 colleges and universities that were eligible for this year’s ranking. In addition, PVAMU took the #71 spot for Best Master’s Degree Schools in Texas.
Of the 892 institutions of higher learning that were examined in the 2027 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking, PVAMU came in at #781. In addition, PVAMU took the #52 spot for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Texas.
During the most recent year for which data is available, 1,045 graduate students attended Prairie View A & M University. In order to come up with a feel for how diverse the school is, College Factual analyzed the demographics of these students. Here is what we found.
Athough the male-female ratio may vary depending on the degree program, 65.4% of the total graduate students at PVAMU are women and 34.6% are men.
Of all the graduate students at PVAMU, around 77.6% belong to a racial-ethnic minority group. PVAMU is popular with people from outside the United States, too. International students make up 14.9% of the graduate student population. The chart below shows the breakdown of graduate student demographics at the school. You can click on it for a more detailed view.
The average tuition and fees for full-time graduate students is not available due to a lack of data.
The typical graduate student at PVAMU who borrowed carries a median debt of $29,765.
Master’s degree recipients from PVAMU earn an average early-career salary of $73,822.
The graduate programs at PVAMU lead to a range of early-career salaries. The table below lists the graduate fields of study at the school whose recent graduates report the highest early-career earnings.
| Graduate Field of Study | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|
| Nursing | $110,970 |
| Business Administration & Management | $80,276 |
| Accounting | $76,695 |
| General Engineering | $63,525 |
| Educational Administration | $63,263 |
| Clinical & Counseling Psychology | $60,163 |
| General Family & Consumer Sciences | $59,427 |
| General Architecture | $53,504 |
Prairie View A & M University is a public institution located in Prairie View, Texas. The rural area surrounding PVAMU is great for students who love a peaceful atmosphere. Get more details about the location of Prairie View A & M University.
Contact details for PVAMU are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | FM 1098 Road & University Drive, Prairie View, TX 77446 |
| Phone: | 936-261-3311 |
| Website: | www.pvamu.edu |
| Facebook: | facebook.com/pvamu |
| Twitter: | twitter.com/pvamu |
66.4% of the graduate students at Prairie View A & M University took at least one class online. For that same period, 41.1% of grad students took all of their classes online.
Only the degree programs in which master’s degrees were awarded are listed here.
| Masters Degree Program | Annual Graduates | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | 13 | $76,695 |
| Bioethics/Medical Ethics | 1 | — |
| Business Administration & Management | 59 | $80,276 |
| Chemistry | 4 | — |
| Clinical & Counseling Psychology | 15 | $60,163 |
| Computer Information Systems | 13 | — |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 16 | — |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 6 | — |
| Educational Administration | 58 | $63,263 |
| Electrical Engineering | 9 | — |
| General Architecture | 21 | — |
| General Engineering | 7 | — |
| General Family & Consumer Sciences | 2 | $59,427 |
| Information Science | 16 | — |
| Natural Resources Conservation | 1 | — |
| Nursing | 9 | $110,970 |
| Social Work | 43 | — |
| Sociology | 9 | — |
| Special Education | 5 | — |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 11 | — |
| Urban & Regional Planning | 17 | — |
Just like the master’s programs above, the doctorate programs shown here are only those in which doctorate degrees were awarded.
| Doctorate Degree Program | Annual Graduates | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 9 | — |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 3 | — |
| Educational Administration | 9 | — |
| Electrical Engineering | 10 | — |
| Nursing | 1 | — |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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