Social Work at Prairie View A & M University

Prairie View, TX · Bachelor's Degree · about 43 graduates a year

$40,667
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$45,742
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$51,790
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#367 of 420
Rank by pay
#387 of 420
Rank, wage-adjusted
$30,869
Median federal debt

Prairie View A & M University graduates in social work earn 12% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 67% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Prairie View A & M University Compares for Social Work

All 420 colleges reporting social work 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
1Providence College Providence, RI$70,356$69,293#1—
2CUNY Hunter College New York, NY$70,273$66,885#2$42,227
3La Sierra University Riverside, CA$69,244$63,008#12$42,213
4California State University-San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA$69,201$62,968#14$39,145
5San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA$68,524$62,352#19$48,750
6California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA$68,448$62,283#20$42,925
7Pacific Lutheran University Tacoma, WA$67,458$62,047#21—
8University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA$67,393$61,323#26$44,906
9Iona University New Rochelle, NY$66,417$63,215#10—
10Fordham University Bronx, NY$66,349$63,151#11—
…
364University of West Florida Pensacola, FL$45,806$48,755#357$36,573
365Troy University Troy, AL$45,789$51,974#264$31,190
366Texas Woman's University Denton, TX$45,761$46,526#385$40,340
367Prairie View A & M University Prairie View, TX$45,742$46,506#387$40,667
368Cairn University-Langhorne Langhorne, PA$45,729$46,507#386$36,289
369University of Toledo Toledo, OH$45,476$48,530#360$39,254
370Southwest Minnesota State University Marshall, MN$45,467$43,431#406$46,368

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
Chemical Engineering$92,591$58,627#112 of 158
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
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 social work graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $40,667 one year after graduating and $45,742 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Prairie View A & M University rank for social work?

Among 420 colleges reporting earnings for social work graduates, Prairie View A & M University ranks #367 by median pay four years after graduation, and #387 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is social work at Prairie View A & M University worth it?

Its graduates earn 12% less than the national median for social work ($51,790), and the median federal debt at graduation is $30,869.

← 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.