How much money do Prairie View A & M University graduates make and which majors earn the most upon graduating? Six years after enrolling, alumni who are working have average earnings of $32,700 per year. After ten years, graduates earn $39,000 on average.
In terms of specific areas of study, the following is a ranking of degree programs by the median first-year starting salaries for PVAMU graduates.
The undergraduate degree which initially pays the highest is Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering with a median starting salary of $71,800 followed by Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing paying $70,200 and Mechanical Engineering graduates who have a median starting income of $68,700 .
Looking at post-graduate and doctorate students, those completing the Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degree) program rank first with a median initial income of $89,400 followed by Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degree) at $56,000 and Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degree) who earn $53,500 .
Note about salary data: First year earnings data are aggregated by the US Department of Education and analyzes IRS reported income for Prairie View A & M University graduates who received federal financial aid in the form of grants or loans. Not all graduates or fields of study are represented as data for some degree programs are omitted for privacy purposes.
| Major | Earnings |
|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degree) | $89,400 |
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $71,800 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor’s Degree) | $70,200 |
| Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $68,700 |
| Chemical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $61,500 |
| Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degree) | $56,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degree) | $53,500 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degree) | $51,900 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Master's Degree) | $45,100 |
| Construction Engineering Technologies (Bachelor’s Degree) | $40,600 |
| Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor’s Degree) | $38,100 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor’s Degree) | $36,300 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Bachelor’s Degree) | $35,800 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences (Master's Degree) | $35,000 |
| Marketing (Bachelor’s Degree) | $29,500 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections (Bachelor’s Degree) | $29,100 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) | $26,800 |
| Biology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $26,700 |
| Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor’s Degree) | $25,200 |
| Psychology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $24,500 |
| Agriculture (Bachelor’s Degree) | $23,000 |
| Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) | $22,000 |
Primary data source, U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=227526 IPEDS survey and College Scorecard data for Prairie View A & M University.