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Prairie View, TX · Criminal justice

Criminal justice at Prairie View

Prairie View graduates about 116 criminal justice majors a year, 8% of its graduating class. That puts it 395th of 472 schools we score for criminal justice, a light program at 32 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $48,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.84×).

32/100Light#395 of 472 for criminal justice →
Graduates a year1168% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$48,0000.84× 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 criminal justice happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Don K. Clark Juvenile Justice & Psychology Building.

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

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Nearby in the criminal justice ranking

  1. University of Mary Hardin-Baylor 33
  2. Coastal Carolina University 33
  3. Cumberland University 33
  4. Eastern University 32
  5. University of the Cumberlands 32
  6. Murray State University 32
  7. Millikin University 31
  8. Elizabeth City State University 31

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 criminal justice. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 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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