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Salaries by Major

Salaries by Major at Prairie View A & M University

This page shows median first-year earnings for PVAMU graduates by major, based on federal College Scorecard data. Six years after enrolling, former students who are working and no longer in school report average earnings of $32,700 per year; after ten years, average earnings are $39,000. See post-graduation earnings for full trends over time.

Below, majors are ranked by median first-year earnings.

The highest-paying undergraduate degree is Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering, with median first-year earnings of $71,800 , followed by Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing at $70,200 , and Mechanical Engineering at $68,700 .

Among graduate and professional degree programs, the highest-paying program is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degree), with median first-year earnings of $89,400 , followed by Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degree) at $56,000 , and Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degree) at $53,500 .

First-year earnings data come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and reflect IRS-reported income for Prairie View A & M University graduates who received federal grants or loans. Some programs are omitted for privacy.

Median first-year earnings for Prairie View A & M University graduates ranked by degree type and major
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

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Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=227526.

First-year earnings by major: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Last updated: August 2026