Prairie View A & M University Graduate Schools

Prairie View A & M University (referred to as PVAMU) is a Public, 4 years school located in Prairie View, TX. Prairie View A & M University is a historically black school. Prairie View A & M University is a completely online college that all programs/degrees are offered via distance education. It is classified as a Research University (high research activity) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship. The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Prairie View A & M University is $7,993 for Texas residents and $17,378 for out-of-state students. The school has 956 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 9,400 including undergraduate students.

Graduate School Overview

Prairie View A & M University (referred to as PVAMU) is a Public, 4 years school located in Prairie View, TX. Prairie View A & M University is a historically black school. Prairie View A & M University is a completely online college that all programs/degrees are offered via distance education. It is classified as a Research University (high research activity) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship.
The school is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (7/1/1934 - Current[Estimated Date]).
PVAMU Directory Information
School NamePrairie View A & M University (PVAMU)
AddressFM 1098 Road & University Drive, Prairie View, TX 77446
Phone936-261-3311
Webhttps://www.pvamu.edu
Online Applicationhttps://www.applytexas.org/adappc/gen/c_start.WBX?s_logon_msg=Y
Financial Infohttps://www.pvamu.edu/faid
The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Prairie View A & M University is $7,993 for Texas residents and $17,378 for out-of-state students. The school has 956 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 9,400 including undergraduate students.
It offers total 64 graduate programs through Master's and Doctorate (Research). Among them, 4 programs are available online classes.
Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School TypePublic, 4 years
Tuition & Fees$17,378
$7,993 for Texas Residents
Student Population956
Offered Degrees/ProgramsMaster's and Doctorate (Research)
Number of Programs64 graduate programs
(4 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio19 to 1
The graduate tuition & fees at Prairie View A & M University is $7,993 for Texas residents and $17,378 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $288 for Texas residents and $797 for out-of-state students.
Prairie View A & M University offers the alternative tuition planstuition guarantee, including tuition guarantee.
Prairie View A & M University offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.
On its campus, remedial services, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers are provided for their students.
Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)4 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities
  • ROTC (Army, Navy, Air Force)
  • Study abroad
  • Weekend/evening college
  • Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services
  • Remedial services
  • Academic/career services
  • Employment services for students
  • Placement services for completers

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Prairie View A & M University is $7,993 for Texas residents and $17,378 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are stayed same compared to previous academic year.
Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)
2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
Texas ResidentsOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2018-2019$4,411$2,557$12,552$2,870
2019-2020$4,733$2,896$13,693$2,896
2020-2021$5,096$2,755$14,316$2,755
2021-2022$5,191$2,802$14,353$3,025
2022-2023$5,191$2,802$14,353$3,025
The graduate school tuition & fees of PVAMU is average compared to public graduate schools in Texas. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,603 and the Texas graduate tuition is $17,588 (public) / $18,378 (private).
The next table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.
Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
ResidentsOut-of-State
Prairie View A & M University$7,993$17,378
All Graduate Schools$16,007$19,603
Public$11,484$20,787
Private$19,674
Texas Graduate Schools$13,299$17,908
Public$8,153$17,588
Private$18,378
For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $288 for Texas residents and $797 for other students at Prairie View A & M University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are stayed same compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
Texas ResidentsOut-of-State
2018-2019$267$771
2019-2020$317$834
2020-2021$283$786
2021-2022$288$797
2022-2023$288$797

Graduate Programs at PVAMU

Prairie View A & M University offers 27 graduate programs for Master's and Doctorate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 300 students have completed their study at Prairie View A & M University.
Offered Degrees at Prairie View A & M University
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Master's Degree224283
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship5017
Total274300
The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Prairie View A & M University by award level.
  • The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 66 completers.
  • The most popular Doctorate program is the Educational Leadership and Administration program with 11 completers.
Prairie View A & M University offers 27 programs through Master's and Doctorate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 300 students have completed their graduate studies.
  • 283 students have earned/completed Master's program.
Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Architecture [+] 30 completers-
Architecture17-
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning13-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] 22 completers-
Computer and Information Sciences8-
Information Science/Studies14-
Education [+] (1 completers) 52 completers-
Curriculum and Instruction4-
Educational Leadership and Administration32$51,900
Special Education and Teaching6-
Health Teacher Education5-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching5-
Engineering [+] 23 completers-
Engineering16-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering7-
Work and Family Studies [+] 9 completers$35,000
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences9$35,000
Mathematics and Statistics [+] 0 completers-
Mathematics0-
Physical Sciences [+] 6 completers-
Chemistry6-
Psychology [+] (1 completers) 11 completers-
Counseling Psychology6-
Clinical Child Psychology5-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] (1 completers) 13 completers-
Juvenile Corrections13-
Social Sciences [+] 5 completers-
Sociology5-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 24 completers-
Nursing Administration2-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing22-
Business [+] 88 completers-
Business Administration and Management61$53,500
Accounting27$56,000
Total283
Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education [+] 8 completers-
Educational Leadership and Administration8-
Engineering [+] 3 completers-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering3-
Psychology [+] 1 completers-
Clinical Child Psychology1-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] 2 completers-
Juvenile Corrections2-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 3 completers-
Nursing Practice3-
Total17

Graduate Student Population at PVAMU

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 956 students enrolled into Prairie View A & M University graduate schools where it has total 9,400 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 520 full-time and 436 part-time graduate students. By gender, 355 male and 601 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.
Graduate School Student Population By Gender
TotalMaleFemale
Total956355601
Full-time520220300
Part-tme436135301
Prairie View A & M University is a historically black school and 697 (72.91% of total students) students are Black/African American at Prairie View A & M University. There are 41 White (4.29%), 51 Hispanic (5.33%), 25 Asian (2.62%), and 142 students with other races. 115 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
TotalMaleFemale
Total956355601
American Indian/Native American000
Asian251312
Black/African American697225472
Hispanic511932
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
White412417
Two More716
Un-Known201010
Non-resident Alien1156352
Prairie View A & M University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 300 graduate students (31.38% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 242 graduate students (25.31% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.
Distance Learning Student Population
Number of Graduate Students
Total956
Enrolled Online Exclusively300
Enrolled Some Online Courses242
Not in Online Courses414
The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Prairie View A & M University. 203 students are aged 20 to 24 (21.23% of total students), 86 students are aged above 50 (9.00%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Prairie View A & M University.
Graduate Student Population By Age
TotalMaleFemale
Total956355601
Age 20-211174
Age 22-2419280112
Age 25-29258100158
Age 30-341596198
Age 35-391153580
Age 40-491354887
Age 50-64782157
Over 64835

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