Graduate Programs at Prairie View A & M University

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. 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 Name	Prairie View A & M University (PVAMU)
Address	FM 1098 Road & University Drive, Prairie View, TX 77446
Phone	936-261-3311
Web	https://www.pvamu.edu
Online Application	https://www.applytexas.org/adappc/gen/c_start.WBX?s_logon_msg=Y
Financial Info	https://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 953 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 9,056 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 66 graduate programs through Master's and Doctorate (Research).

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$17,378 $7,993 for Texas Residents
Student Population	953
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's and Doctorate (Research)
Number of Programs	66 graduate programs
Student to Faculty Ratio	16 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, 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)	Graduate Level Courses & Programs
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army, Navy, Air Force) Study abroad Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student 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 Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
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 $19,518 and the Texas graduate tuition is $17,810 (public) / $18,159 (private).

The next table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Prairie View A & M University	$7,993	$17,378
All Graduate Schools	$16,002	$19,518
Public	$11,454	$20,592
Private	$19,594
Texas Graduate Schools	$13,401	$17,909
Public	$8,153	$17,810
Private	$18,159

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $14,109 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Prairie View A & M University. On-campus living costs are increased by 5.83% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $12,573. Off-campus living costs are increased by 3.31% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$8,925	$4,087	$7,355	$4,087
2019-2020	$9,075	$4,207	$7,571	$4,207
2020-2021	$8,883	$4,320	$7,695	$4,320
2021-2022	$8,957	$4,375	$7,795	$4,375
2022-2023	$9,605	$4,504	$8,069	$4,504

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 Residents	Out-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 28 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 Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	23	279
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	5	21
Total	28	300

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 6 completers.

Master's
Doctorate

Popular Master's Programs at Prairie View A & M University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✕	66	$53,500
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	31	$51,900
Architecture	✕	20	-
Information Science/Studies	✕	17	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	16	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Prairie View A & M University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	6	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	✕	5	-
Nursing Practice	✕	5	-
Clinical Child Psychology	✕	3	-
Juvenile Corrections	✕	2	-

Prairie View A & M University offers 28 programs through Master's and Doctorate. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 300 students have completed their graduate studies.

279 students have earned/completed Master's program.

Master's
Doctorate (Research)

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Architecture [+]	✕	35 completers	-
Architecture	✕	20	-
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning	✕	15	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	23 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✕	6	-
Information Science/Studies	✕	17	-
Education [+]	✕	47 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	1	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	31	$51,900
Special Education and Teaching	✕	4	-
Health Teacher Education	✕	6	-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	✕	5	-
Engineering [+]	✕	31 completers	-
Engineering	✕	15	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	✕	16	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	7 completers	$35,000
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences	✕	7	$35,000
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	0	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Chemistry	✕	6	-
Psychology [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Counseling Psychology	✕	5	-
Clinical Child Psychology	✕	1	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Juvenile Corrections	✕	13	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Sociology	✕	13	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	20 completers	-
Nursing Education	✕	2	-
Nursing Administration	✕	2	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	16	-
Business [+]	✕	78 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	66	$53,500
Accounting	✕	12	$56,000
	Total	279

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	6	-
Engineering [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	✕	5	-
Psychology [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Clinical Child Psychology	✕	3	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Juvenile Corrections	✕	2	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Nursing Practice	✕	5	-
	Total	21

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 9,056 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
	Total	Male	Female
Total	956	355	601
Full-time	520	220	300
Part-tme	436	135	301

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
	Total	Male	Female
Total	956	355	601
American Indian/Native American	0	0	0
Asian	25	13	12
Black/African American	697	225	472
Hispanic	51	19	32
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	41	24	17
Two More	7	1	6
Un-Known	20	10	10
Non-resident Alien	115	63	52

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
Total	956
Enrolled Online Exclusively	300
Enrolled Some Online Courses	242
Not in Online Courses	414

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
	Total	Male	Female
Total	956	355	601
Age 20-21	11	7	4
Age 22-24	192	80	112
Age 25-29	258	100	158
Age 30-34	159	61	98
Age 35-39	115	35	80
Age 40-49	135	48	87
Age 50-64	78	21	57
Over 64	8	3	5

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