Psychology at Prairie View A & M University

What traits are you looking for in a psychology school? To help you decide if Prairie View A & M University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's psychology program.

PVAMU is located in Prairie View, Texas and approximately 9,248 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 98 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from PVAMU.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Psychology section at the bottom of this page.

PVAMU Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology
• Master’s Degree in Psychology
• Doctorate Degree in Psychology

Online Classes Are Available at PVAMU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, PVAMU does offer online courses in psychology for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

PVAMU Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at PVAMU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at PVAMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Psychology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools	138
	153
	223
Most Popular Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools	343
Most Popular Psychology Schools	480
Most Focused Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	542
	662
Best Value Psychology Schools	764
Best Psychology Schools	832

In 2021, 11 students received their master’s degree in psychology from PVAMU. This makes it the #507 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #344 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at PVAMU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the psychology majors at Prairie View A & M University.

PVAMU Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 52% more racial-ethnic minorities in its psychology bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Prairie View A & M University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	88
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	1
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

PVAMU Psychology Master’s Program

The psychology program at PVAMU awarded 11 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 18% of these degrees went to men with the other 82% going to women.

In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 91% of degree recipients. That is 46% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Prairie View A & M University with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

PVAMU also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Psychology

If you plan to be a psychology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Prairie View A & M University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	98
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	12

Related Majors

• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Social Sciences
• Education
• Communication & Journalism

Careers That Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in psychology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TX, the home state for Prairie View A & M University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Managers	20,710	$122,130
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	6,680	$73,650
Psychology Professors	3,080	$78,270
Psychologists	740	$90,780

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.