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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×).

Graduates a year433% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$46,0000.88× the same major nationally
Research in the field$604Ka year, NSF
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 public policy & social work happens

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

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Nearby in the public policy & social work ranking

  1. CUNY Medgar Evers College 52
  2. Minnesota State University–Mankato 52
  3. Montclair State University 52
  4. University of Nebraska at Omaha 52
  5. Northern Michigan University 52
  6. San Francisco State University 52
  7. Alvernia University 52
  8. Xavier University 52

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 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.

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