Social Work at Prairie View A & M University

If you plan to study social work, take a look at what Prairie View A & M University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

PVAMU is located in Prairie View, Texas and has a total student population of 9,248.

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

PVAMU Social Work Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work
• Master’s Degree in Social Work

PVAMU Social Work Rankings

The social work major at PVAMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Social Work. 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.

Social Work Student Demographics at PVAMU

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

PVAMU Social Work Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 9% of social work bachelor's degrees went to men and 91% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 56% more racial-ethnic minorities in its social work 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 social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	36
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

PVAMU Social Work Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of social work master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 56% 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 social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Social Work

Social Work majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Prairie View A & M University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	40

Careers That Social Work Grads May Go Into

A degree in social work 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
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	19,510	$48,920
Healthcare Social Workers	9,830	$59,090
Substance Abuse Social Workers	6,090	$40,470
Social and Community Service Managers	5,370	$72,560
Counselors	2,660	$58,110

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.