Chemical Engineering at Prairie View A & M University

Prairie View, TX · Bachelor's Degree · about 35 graduates a year

$58,627
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$92,591
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$98,158
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#112 of 158
Rank by pay
#98 of 158
Rank, wage-adjusted
$29,606
Median federal debt

Prairie View A & M University graduates in chemical engineering earn 6% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 32% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Prairie View A & M University Compares for Chemical Engineering

All 158 colleges reporting chemical engineering earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA$122,093$107,516#38$80,139
2Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN$121,641$132,880#1$75,639
3University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA$121,027$110,127#32$81,553
4Cornell University Ithaca, NY$116,165$110,565#30$85,578
5Lafayette College Easton, PA$115,726$117,694#7$79,602
6The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX$115,423$117,351#9$87,365
7Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA$114,226$132,225#2$74,786
8University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN$113,614$121,887#4$83,377
9Rice University Houston, TX$113,605$115,503#13$87,830
10University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA$113,317$103,111#54$79,737
…
109Iowa State University Ames, IA$92,773$97,586#83$76,184
110Oregon State University Corvallis, OR$92,741$93,287#102$71,618
111Oregon State University-Cascades Campus Bend, OR$92,741$93,287#103$71,618
112Prairie View A & M University Prairie View, TX$92,591$94,138#98$58,627
113California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA$92,523$84,190#144$45,164
114The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN$92,511$101,058#67$57,952
115University of Rochester Rochester, NY$92,102$87,662#131$71,028

Other Majors at Prairie View A & M University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$115,939$84,195#22 of 258
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$91,910$83,218#274 of 966
Mechanical Engineering$88,708$66,678#221 of 318
Civil Engineering$84,082$63,372#133 of 233
Management Information Systems and Services$78,757—#93 of 166
Computer and Information Sciences$75,631$77,763#342 of 459
Accounting and Related Services$67,964$46,222#523 of 796
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician$64,359$61,068#43 of 43
Architecture$62,540—#64 of 78
Marketing$58,810$37,493#402 of 516
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies$57,212$52,148#79 of 207
Finance and Financial Management Services—$56,791—
Business Administration, Management and Operations$53,715$38,662#999 of 1176
Biology$51,499$28,947#635 of 841
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences$50,657$32,266#125 of 156
Agriculture$49,403$38,063#32 of 43
Communication and Media Studies$48,887$22,269#480 of 660
Criminal Justice and Corrections$47,743$31,823#552 of 660
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$46,693$25,594#503 of 610
Social Work$45,742$40,667#367 of 420
Psychology$44,240$28,047#829 of 1027
Political Science and Government$41,831—#563 of 565

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Prairie View A & M University chemical engineering graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $58,627 one year after graduating and $92,591 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Prairie View A & M University rank for chemical engineering?

Among 158 colleges reporting earnings for chemical engineering graduates, Prairie View A & M University ranks #112 by median pay four years after graduation, and #98 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is chemical engineering at Prairie View A & M University worth it?

Its graduates earn 6% less than the national median for chemical engineering ($98,158), and the median federal debt at graduation is $29,606.

← All data for Prairie View A & M University · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.