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title: Prairie View A & M University — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Prairie View, TX
control: Public
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# Prairie View A & M University

Prairie View, TX · Public · Bachelor-granting

> Federal College Scorecard institution **medians** — not a prediction of any one student's outcome, and not a figure for any single program. Earnings/debt cover federally-aided students.

## The bottom line

| Figure | Value | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Typical earnings, 10 yrs after entry | $45,411 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $23,973 – $65,217 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $17,500 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $9,500 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 43% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $26,362 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 64% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.39× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $17,411 | derived |

**43% of students finish** — the loans are owed whether or not you graduate, so read every figure below next to this number.

Typical **federal** loan debt is $17,500 (≈ 39% of a year's typical earnings here). Note: this counts federal loans only — not private loans, Parent PLUS, or family savings — so true borrowing is usually higher; and because dropouts borrow less, low-completion schools can show a deceptively low debt figure.

## Earnings by major (the number that decides "worth it")

> **Different measure — read on its own terms.** These are median earnings **1 year after completing the program** (early career, graduates only) — NOT the 10-years-after-entry school-wide figure above. Do not compare a program figure to the school figure; compare majors to each other. The Dept. of Education omits programs with too few graduates.

By program, early-career pay ranges from $20,783 to $92,341 across 29 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Master's Degree | $92,341 | $37,430 |
| Engineering, General. | Master's Degree | $79,295 | $28,716 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $73,650 | $28,812 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $72,240 | $25,000 |
| Chemical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $69,804 | $29,606 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $68,171 | $22,958 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $67,982 | $41,478 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $64,439 | $27,392 |
| Civil Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $53,955 | not reported |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $53,531 | $27,418 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Master's Degree | $53,156 | $38,324 |
| Architecture. | Master's Degree | $51,977 | $23,801 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | Master's Degree | $47,558 | $45,487 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $45,426 | $27,375 |
| Construction Engineering Technology/Technician. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,438 | $31,000 |
| Architecture. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,652 | $30,000 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General. | Master's Degree | $39,606 | $45,896 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,772 | $30,820 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,984 | $30,039 |
| Management Information Systems and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,968 | not reported |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,735 | $29,909 |
| Social Work. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,224 | $30,869 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,775 | $24,975 |
| Agriculture, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,439 | $27,750 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,867 | $28,000 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,385 | $29,068 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,393 | $27,750 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $22,787 | $29,000 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $20,783 | $27,000 |

## What this is — and is NOT

Institution-wide medians from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. **Not** a prediction of what you would earn or owe, **not** a figure for any single program (a CS and a fine-arts graduate of the same school diverge enormously), **not** proof the school caused the outcome (selection, not causation), and **not** a "best college" ranking. Explore Prairie View A & M University by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?227526

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