Engineering (all) at Prairie View
Prairie View graduates about 124 engineering majors a year, 9% of its graduating class. That puts it 233rd of 434 schools we score for engineering, a solid program at 53 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $93,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $9 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Around Prairie View
Where engineering happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: S. R. Collins Engineering Technology Building, C. I. Wilson Engineering Building, Gilchrist Engineering Building, Electrical Engineering Building, Austin Greaux Engineering Building.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 9 · Athletics 8 · Offices 1 · Library 1 · Chapel 1.
Nearby in the engineering ranking
Other strong majors at Prairie View
- Nursing 61 · #169
- Health & pre-med fields 58 · #279
- Education 54 · #330
- Public policy & social work 52 · #239
- Architecture 47 · #118
- Chemistry & biochem 45 · #419
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Prairie View with every school we score in engineering. 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.