Prairie View A & M University Outcomes: $61K Earnings (2026)

How much do Prairie View A & M University graduates earn?

The reported median is $60,602 four years after completion. The peer comparison uses $57,301 as its benchmark; the difference is $3,301 per year.

Prairie View A & M University has a return picture that sits above its peer benchmark and modeled expectation. Azimuth places its return in the 62nd percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

Graduates earn about $11,702 more than expects for similar students. Azimuth puts that earnings-beyond-expectations measure in the 86th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $2,853. The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain adds $8,849.

Within the measured factors, the STEM component adds $2,095. The median earnings figure is $60,602 four years after completion, in the 53rd percentile nationally.

The peer median, the middle value for comparable institutions (same type and size), is $57,301. The university is above that figure by $3,301.

Above-peer earnings and higher-than-expected earnings point in the same direction.

Earnings can differ widely by field at Prairie View A & M University, with earnings scenarios running from $45,259 to $88,798 four years after completion. These are scenarios based on the program mix, rather than observed groups.

Among programs with published earnings, Electrical Engineering has median earnings of $115,939, Chemical Engineering has $92,591, and Nursing has $91,910, all four years after completion. The university has 22 programs with earnings data, so a chosen field matters to the range shown here.

An estimated 26.6% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure estimated from the program mix rather than observed enrollment. Four-year earnings cover completers who are working and not enrolled, so this estimate should be kept in view when reading the earnings figure.

Median earnings · four years after completion: $60,602
Rank for difference from expectations: 86th percentile

Four-year median earnings against two benchmarks

Prairie View A & M University reported median: $60,602
Peer schools comparable schools · $3,301 below Prairie View A & M University: $57,301
Model expectation what similar students would be expected to earn · $11,702 below Prairie View A & M University: $48,900

School and program earnings use pooled 2017–18 and 2018–19 completion cohorts, measured in 2022 and 2023 and expressed in 2024 dollars. How the model works.

How could earnings differ from the median?

Earnings four years after completion

Planning rangeReported median

Lower estimate: $45,259
Median · reported: $60,602
Higher estimate: $88,798

Downside shows a lower-earning scenario based on the college’s mix of programs; upside shows a higher-earning scenario. Typical is the school’s reported median four years after completion. These are planning scenarios, not a forecast of your salary or percentiles of individual graduates.

Why the downside matters explores the risk hidden by medians, using older ten-year entrant data. Read about the move to four-year earnings.

Do Prairie View A & M University graduates earn more than expected?

Azimuth models what we would expect graduates to earn based on who the college enrolls, how selective it is and its local economy. The difference between that expectation and reported earnings is what Azimuth calls value added.

Prairie View A & M University graduates’ reported earnings are $11,702 above that expectation, the 86th percentile for this measure. Unlike a peer comparison, it adjusts for who enrolls.

The breakdown separates the contribution attributed to observed factors from the remaining difference. Neither component establishes how much attending Prairie View A & M University caused a student to earn. Read how expected earnings are estimated.

Which fields at Prairie View A & M University report the highest earnings?

Program choice matters particularly at Prairie View A & M University: Nursing reports median earnings of $91,910 four years after completion and 107 degrees awarded. Azimuth ranks the program #148 among nonprofit four-year institutions in its field.

Moderate-earning large fields include Criminal Justice, with $47,743 in median earnings and 129 degrees awarded; Azimuth ranks it #181 among nonprofit four-year institutions in its field. Kinesiology and Physical Education posts $46,693 across 146 degrees awarded and ranks #192 nationally by Azimuth.

Psychology shows $44,240 and 121 degrees awarded, with an Azimuth rank of #298 among nonprofit four-year institutions in its field. The contrast between the higher-earning nursing field and these moderate-earning fields makes the return picture depend heavily on field.

Prairie View A & M University awards bachelor's degrees across 22 fields with published earnings, and 18 of those programs carry an Azimuth national rank. The largest programs and the highest-earning programs are different fields.

Kinesiology and Physical Education is the largest program at 146 degrees a year. Azimuth ranks it #192 nationally in its field, and its graduates earn $46,693 four years after completion.

Nursing ranks #148 nationally in its field, with 107 degrees awarded and median earnings of $91,910 four years after completion. Agriculture ranks #23 nationally in its field, with 49 degrees awarded and median earnings of $49,403 four years after completion.

Electrical Engineering ranks #33 nationally in its field, with 25 degrees awarded and median earnings of $115,939.

Further analysis

Field choice makes a visible difference in the earnings scenarios grounded in the program mix: the downside scenario is $45,259, the typical scenario is $60,602, and the upside scenario is $88,798. Electrical Engineering reaches $115,939 four years after completion, while Psychology is at $44,240. The range shows substantial variation by field.

Prairie View A & M University centers on median earnings of $60,602 four years after completion. This is based on an earnings cohort of 1,380 federally aided completers who are working and not enrolled.

Azimuth places that median in the 53rd percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. This is a school-level midpoint, rather than a prediction for every graduate.

Earnings scenarios anchored in the program mix place a typical outcome at $60,602, with a downside scenario of $45,259 and an upside scenario of $88,798; these are scenarios, not observed groups. An estimated 26.6% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure estimated from the program mix rather than observed enrollment.

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.