Prairie View A & M University
Prairie View, TX, United States
Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
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Prairie View A & M University has 35 programs with reported graduate earnings. The highest is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (master's), where graduates earn a median $120,963 four years after finishing, against $120,338 for the same field nationally.
Graduation rate
First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time
First-year retention
Students who return for a second year
Median earnings
$49,183
Former students who received federal aid
Source: U.S. College Scorecard, field of study, 2025
Median earnings of graduates who received federal aid, one and four years after finishing, and the median federal loan debt they borrowed at Prairie View A & M University. The field median is the middle value for the same field and credential across every college that reports it. 28 more programs have too few graduates for earnings to be published.
Highest-earning programs
| Program | Graduates | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | Field median | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | 32 | $83,133 | $115,939 | $98,95317% above | $28,900 |
| Chemical Engineering | 24 | $87,407 | $92,591 | $97,2025% below | $23,246 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 98 | $85,920 | $91,910 | $86,0207% above | $23,022 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 39 | $82,839 | $88,708 | $91,2853% below | $28,281 |
| Civil Engineering | 10 | $73,343 | $84,082 | $85,1151% below | N/A |
| Management Information Systems and Services | 14 | $74,612 | $78,757 | $81,4243% below | $20,500 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 37 | $87,639 | $75,631 | $85,00011% below | $24,236 |
| Accounting and Related Services | 11 | N/A | $67,964 | $73,0547% below | $25,789 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 25 | $64,752 | N/A | $59,6719% above | $21,500 |
| Construction Engineering Technology/Technician | 14 | $69,048 | $64,359 | $92,16730% below | $28,250 |
| Architecture | 33 | $49,212 | $62,540 | $67,1787% below | $26,914 |
| Marketing | 56 | $48,365 | $58,810 | $66,54212% below | $24,000 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | Not available | $56,633 | $57,212 | $54,5305% above | N/A |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 93 | $42,733 | $53,715 | $64,59017% below | $25,187 |
| Biology, General | 63 | $38,580 | $51,499 | $57,55811% below | $23,250 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | 100 | $36,850 | $50,657 | $59,88115% below | $26,383 |
| Agriculture, General | 75 | $33,488 | $49,403 | $52,6766% below | $25,500 |
| Communication and Media Studies | 36 | $38,426 | $48,887 | $53,8259% below | $26,250 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 89 | $37,286 | $47,743 | $54,46912% below | $22,500 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | 144 | $33,242 | $46,693 | $53,02412% below | $23,050 |
| Social Work | 42 | $42,859 | $45,742 | $51,85912% below | $26,250 |
| Design and Applied Arts | 7 | $44,394 | N/A | $39,33113% above | N/A |
| Psychology, General | 118 | $36,410 | $44,240 | $50,06612% below | $24,000 |
| Political Science and Government | 17 | $42,153 | $41,831 | $61,61332% below | $23,374 |
| Chemistry | 22 | $36,940 | N/A | $48,36024% below | $20,298 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | 9 | $35,082 | N/A | $40,04912% below | $25,964 |
| Program | Graduates | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | Field median | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 2 | $106,253 | $120,963 | $120,3381% above | N/A |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 47 | $74,593 | $98,290 | $95,1273% above | $41,000 |
| Accounting and Related Services | 10 | $74,754 | $84,059 | $93,22810% below | $24,300 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | 58 | $63,440 | $69,898 | $69,9440% above | $27,648 |
| Architecture | 27 | $65,703 | $65,641 | $73,49611% below | $26,029 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | 13 | N/A | $64,549 | $65,7442% below | N/A |
| Construction Engineering Technology/Technician | Not available | $59,546 | N/A | $91,60535% below | N/A |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General | 5 | N/A | $56,507 | $58,9954% below | N/A |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | 16 | $37,836 | $50,032 | $62,45020% below | $37,031 |
Careers linked to the programs Prairie View A & M University reports, highest national median pay first. Pay and outlook are BLS figures for the whole occupation, not for this college's graduates.
Healthcare practitioners
Master's degree
Via Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Management
Bachelor's degree
Via Business Administration, Management and Operations, Finance and Financial Management Services
Management
Bachelor's degree
Via Business Administration, Management and Operations, Finance and Financial Management Services
Science
Master's degree
Via Psychology, General, Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
Management
Bachelor's degree
Via Computer and Information Sciences, General, Information Science/Studies and 2 more
Science
Doctoral or professional degree
Via Physics
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