Biology at Prairie View
Prairie View graduates about 91 biology majors a year, 6% of its graduating class. That puts it 495th of 692 schools we score for biology, a light program at 42 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 47 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 26% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $51,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.90×). Research spending in the field runs about $7 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Around Prairie View
Where biology happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: M. T. Harrington Science Building, G. R. Woolfolk Social & Political Science Building, Owens-Franklin Health Center, Elmer E. O'Banion Science Building.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 9 · Athletics 8 · Offices 1 · Library 1 · Chapel 1.
Nearby in the biology ranking
Other strong majors at Prairie View
- Nursing 61 · #169
- Health & pre-med fields 58 · #279
- Education 54 · #330
- Engineering (all) 53 · #233
- Public policy & social work 52 · #239
- Architecture 47 · #118
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Prairie View with every school we score in biology. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.