Public policy & social work at Prairie View
Prairie View graduates about 43 public policy & social work majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 239th of 406 schools we score for public policy & social work, a solid program at 52 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $46,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.88×).
Around Prairie View
Where public policy & social work happens
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 9 · Athletics 8 · Offices 1 · Library 1 · Chapel 1.
Nearby in the public policy & social work ranking
Other strong majors at Prairie View
- Nursing 61 · #169
- Health & pre-med fields 58 · #279
- Education 54 · #330
- Engineering (all) 53 · #233
- 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 public policy & social work. 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.



