Accounting at Prairie View A & M University

What traits are you looking for in a accounting 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 accounting program.

PVAMU is located in Prairie View, Texas and approximately 9,516 students attend the school each year. Of the 125 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Prairie View A & M University in 2019, 30 of them were accounting majors.

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

PVAMU Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• Master’s Degree in Accounting

PVAMU Accounting Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting programs across the country. The following shows how PVAMU performed in these rankings.

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 accounting major at PVAMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Accounting. 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
Most Focused Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	78
Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	179
Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	307
Most Focused Accounting Schools	346
Most Popular Accounting Schools	348
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	445
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	619
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	718
Best Accounting Schools	765

In 2019, 33 students received their master’s degree in accounting from PVAMU. This makes it the #179 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at PVAMU

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

PVAMU Accounting Bachelor’s Program

The accounting program at PVAMU awarded 30 bachelor's degrees in 2018-2019. About 33% of these degrees went to men with the other 67% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 66% more racial-ethnic minorities in its accounting 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 accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	21
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	0
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

PVAMU Accounting Master’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 33 students graduated with a master's degree in accounting from PVAMU. About 42% were men and 58% were women.

In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 76% of degree recipients. That is 45% 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 accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	19
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	2
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

PVAMU also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2019, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Accounting Grads May Go Into

A degree in accounting 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
Accountants and Auditors	115,270	$80,200
Credit Analysts	7,700	$81,540
Business Professors	6,060	$110,450
Budget Analysts	4,370	$77,900
Financial Examiners	4,210	$84,350

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.