Programs & majors brief
Prairie View A & M University Majors & Programs
Which majors earn the most at Prairie View A & M University?
34 of 34 programs shown
Each bar is a field’s median. Program size counts degrees awarded, not unique people or the earnings sample.
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| Program | Degrees awarded | 4-yr earnings | Field rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | 25 | $115,939 | #33 |
| Chemical Engineering | 50 | $92,591 | #110 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 107 | $91,910 | #148 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 67 | $88,708 | #202 |
| Civil Engineering small degree count | 10 | $84,082 | — |
| Management Information Systems and Services small degree count | 18 | $78,757 | — |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 30 | $75,631 | #189 |
| Accounting and Related Services | 23 | $67,964 | #248 |
| Construction Engineering Technology/Technician small degree count | 18 | $64,359 | — |
| Architecture | 37 | $62,540 | #41 |
| Marketing | 38 | $58,810 | #191 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 46 | $57,212 | #70 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 100 | $53,715 | #327 |
| Biology, General | 65 | $51,499 | #326 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | 70 | $50,657 | #62 |
| Agriculture, General | 49 | $49,403 | #23 |
| Communication and Media Studies | 57 | $48,887 | #215 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 129 | $47,743 | #181 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | 146 | $46,693 | #192 |
| Social Work | 41 | $45,742 | #193 |
| Psychology, General | 121 | $44,240 | #298 |
| Political Science and Government small degree count | 14 | $41,831 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Computer Engineering small degree count | 17 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | 25 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| English Language and Literature, General small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities small degree count | 18 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Mathematics small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Chemistry small degree count | 10 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Sociology small degree count | 10 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Music small degree count | 17 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Design and Applied Arts small degree count | 13 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 26 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| History small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |
Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings
What are the largest programs at Prairie View A & M University?
Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. Program data and definitions
How do Prairie View A & M University majors rank nationally?
National program rankings
- Agriculture, General#23
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering#33
- Architecture#41
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General Included by program size#62
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Included by program size#148
- Criminal Justice and Corrections Included by program size#181
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness Included by program size#192
- Mechanical Engineering Included by program size#202
- Psychology, General Included by program size#298
- Business Administration, Management and Operations Included by program size#327
Programs ranked in the national top 50, supplemented by the largest ranked programs when needed to show ten. Fewer appear when fewer ranks are reported. Each rank compares bachelor’s programs in the same field; field sizes differ.
Further analysis
Four-year earnings among completers differ widely by field at Prairie View A & M University, and Azimuth's program rankings evaluate those earnings alongside debt and cohort size rather than reputation. 22 programs have published earnings data, and 18 carry a national rank.
The largest degree families are Business at 14.4%, Health Professions at 12.4% and Engineering at 11.8% of bachelor's degrees awarded. Nursing, at 107 degrees awarded a year, ranks #148 nationally; its graduates earn $91,910 four years after completion.
Agriculture ranks #23 nationally from 49 degrees a year, with earnings of $49,403. Criminal Justice, at 129 degrees awarded, ranks #181 and shows earnings of $47,743. Across all fields, 22.7% of degrees awarded are in STEM.
Data & methodology
Sources and reporting periods: methodology.
Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.
Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.
Figure notes link to sources and limitations. About College Azimuth.