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Social Work at Prairie View A & M University

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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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 40 students received a bachelor's degree in social work from PVAMU.

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

PVAMU Social Work Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type Rank
155
Most Popular Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools 210
Best Value Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools 264
Best Value Social Work Schools 335

How Much Do Social Work Graduates from PVAMU Make?

The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at PVAMU is $32,224. This is 1% higher than $31,866, which is the national average for all social work bachelor's degree recipients.

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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

93% Women
98% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 40 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in social work from PVAMU. About 8% were men and 93% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 53% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 36
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 1
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

PVAMU also has a doctoral program available in social work. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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