Graduates of Prairie View A & M University earn median 4-year earnings of $60,602, placing Prairie View A & M University in the 45.9 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $12,673 more than similar students at comparable institutions, placing the institution in the 89.8 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Prairie View A & M University #569 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Program outcomes vary by major. Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness reports 146 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $46,693, ranked #193 nationally in its major. Criminal Justice and Corrections reports 129 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $47,743, ranked #188 nationally in its major. Psychology, General reports 121 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $44,240, ranked #298 nationally in its major. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing reports 107 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $91,910, ranked #162 nationally in its major.
Graduates of Prairie View A & M University earn median 4-year earnings of $60,602, placing Prairie View A & M University in the 45.9 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $12,673 more than similar students at comparable institutions, placing the institution in the 89.8 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Prairie View A & M University #569 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Program outcomes vary by major. Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness reports 146 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $46,693, ranked #193 nationally in its major. Criminal Justice and Corrections reports 129 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $47,743, ranked #188 nationally in its major. Psychology, General reports 121 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $44,240, ranked #298 nationally in its major. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing reports 107 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $91,910, ranked #162 nationally in its major.
Latest FE earnings field: 10-year
Lower quartile, 10-year field
How graduate earnings grow across the currently available FE horizons.
Financial justification for the investment.
Healthy debt burden. Most graduates can manage $27,000 in debt with typical earnings.
Graduates of Prairie View A & M University earn median 4-year earnings of $60,602, placing Prairie View A & M University in the 45.9 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $12,673 more than similar students at comparable institutions, placing the institution in the 89.8 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Prairie View A & M University #569 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Program outcomes vary by major. Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness reports 146 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $46,693, ranked #193 nationally in its major. Criminal Justice and Corrections reports 129 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $47,743, ranked #188 nationally in its major. Psychology, General reports 121 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $44,240, ranked #298 nationally in its major. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing reports 107 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $91,910, ranked #162 nationally in its major.
Program mix and student pathways explain much of the earnings story.
Prairie View A & M University's program mix is anchored in Business, which accounts for 14% of degree output, followed by Engineering at 12% and Arts at 2%. That concentration in applied-professional fields shapes the institution's overall earnings profile and reflects a portfolio oriented toward direct workforce entry. Across 34 programs serving roughly 1,427 students annually, 22 meet Azimuth's ranking threshold. Nursing combines the largest cohort with strong earnings, making it the program that contributes most to the institution's aggregate financial outcomes. The Kinesiology program graduates 146 students annually with median earnings of $46,693 four years after enrollment, and Azimuth ranks the program #135 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Criminal Justice (129 graduates, $47,743) and Psychology, General (121 graduates, $44,240) round out the largest programs by enrollment. On the earnings side, Azimuth ranks Chemical Engineering #99 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions, with graduates earning $92,591 — the highest four-year figure at the institution. Nursing follows at $91,910, and Azimuth ranks it #140 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Several of Prairie View A & M University's strongest programs — particularly in engineering and nursing — are high-mobility pathways where graduates enter the workforce directly and four-year earnings reflect actual labor-market outcomes. Programs in fields like biology and the social sciences are more likely to serve as grad-school-dependent pathways, where four-year earnings undercount the long-term trajectory of graduates who continue to professional or graduate study. The supply-demand map for college graduates provides context for how the institution's dominant program families align with national hiring trends, and the program-ranking methodology explains how Azimuth evaluates individual programs. ```
Upper quartile, 10-year field
Graduates of Prairie View A & M University earn median 4-year earnings of $60,602, placing Prairie View A & M University in the 45.9 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $12,673 more than similar students at comparable institutions, placing the institution in the 89.8 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Prairie View A & M University #569 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Program outcomes vary by major. Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness reports 146 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $46,693, ranked #193 nationally in its major. Criminal Justice and Corrections reports 129 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $47,743, ranked #188 nationally in its major. Psychology, General reports 121 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $44,240, ranked #298 nationally in its major. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing reports 107 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $91,910, ranked #162 nationally in its major.
