Sociology at Prairie View A & M University

100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying sociology, you may want to check out the program at Prairie View A & M University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

PVAMU is located in Prairie View, Texas and approximately 9,248 students attend the school each year.

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

PVAMU Sociology Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology
Master’s Degree in Sociology

PVAMU Sociology Rankings

The sociology major at PVAMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Sociology. 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.

Sociology Student Demographics at PVAMU

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

PVAMU Sociology Bachelor’s Program

92% Women

100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 8% of sociology bachelor's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 41% more racial-ethnic minorities in its sociology 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 sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

PVAMU Sociology Master’s Program

71% Women

93% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of sociology master's degrees went to men and 71% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in sociology each year. PVAMU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

In the sociology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 93% of degree recipients. That is 34% 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 sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	0
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Careers That Sociology Grads May Go Into

A degree in sociology 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
Sociology Professors	1,010	$82,580

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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