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Prairie View, TX · Communications & media

Communications & media at Prairie View

Prairie View graduates about 55 communications & media majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 436th of 592 schools we score for communications & media, a solid program at 45 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $49,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.87×).

Graduates a year554% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$49,0000.87× the same major nationally
Admit rate76%whole school
SAT middle 50%860–1050whole school

Around Prairie View

The William J. Nicks Building at Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View,
William J Nicks Building Prairie View A M 2019Photo: Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0 · source
Visitor side of Panther Staduim
PVPStadPhoto: Broadmoor · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field at Prairie View A&M in Prairie View, Tex
Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field Exterior 2019Photo: Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0 · source
PVAMU entrance
WelcomePVPhoto: Broadmoor · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where communications & media happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Hilliard Hall Communication Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 9 · Athletics 8 · Offices 1 · Library 1 · Chapel 1.

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Nearby in the communications & media ranking

  1. Oakland University 45
  2. University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire 45
  3. West Chester University of Pennsylvania 45
  4. Texas Southern University 45
  5. University of Southern Maine 45
  6. Worcester State University 45
  7. Olivet Nazarene University 45
  8. St. Francis College 45

Other strong majors at Prairie View

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Prairie View with every school we score in communications & media. 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.

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