Education at Prairie View A & M University

What traits are you looking for in a education school? To help you decide if Prairie View A & M University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's education program.

PVAMU is located in Prairie View, Texas and approximately 9,248 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Education section at the bottom of this page.

PVAMU Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Education
• Master’s Degree in Education

PVAMU Education Rankings

The education major at PVAMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Education. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #363 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at PVAMU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education majors at Prairie View A & M University.

PVAMU Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 7% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 93% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 66% more racial-ethnic minorities in its education bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Prairie View A & M University with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	35
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	0
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

PVAMU Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of education master's degrees went to men and 69% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in education each year. PVAMU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 98% of degree recipients. That is 67% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Prairie View A & M University with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	43
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Education

The following education concentations are available at Prairie View A & M University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Prairie View A & M University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Educational Administration	40
Teacher Education Subject Specific	10
Special Education	6
Curriculum & Instruction	4

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TX, the home state for Prairie View A & M University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Elementary School Teachers	136,780	$56,520
High School Teachers	110,420	$58,190
Teacher Assistants	88,700	$23,290
Middle School Teachers	66,470	$56,580
Preschool Teachers	34,790	$34,960

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.