Accounting at Prairie View A & M University

Every accounting school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the accounting program at Prairie View A & M University stacks up to those at other schools.

PVAMU is located in Prairie View, Texas and approximately 9,248 students attend the school each year. Of the 177 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Prairie View A & M University in 2021, 22 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

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting 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 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
	143
	190
	299
	374
	375
	520
	530
	614
	718
	766
	793
	858
	917
	941
	986

In 2021, 27 students received their master’s degree in accounting from PVAMU. This makes it the #191 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of PVAMU Accounting Graduates

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at PVAMU is $45,426. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $46,292 for all accounting students.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 accounting majors earned their bachelor's degree from PVAMU. Of these graduates, 45% were men and 55% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at PVAMU since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 64% 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	0
Black or African American	20
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

PVAMU Accounting Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 students earned a master's degree in accounting from PVAMU. About 74% of these graduates were women and the other 26% were men.

In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 89% of degree recipients. That is 53% 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	2
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	1
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Concentrations Within Accounting

The following accounting concentations are available at Prairie View A & M University. 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
Accounting	49

Related Majors

• Finance & Financial Management
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing
• Business Administration & Management

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
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	131,250	$41,390
Accountants and Auditors	115,270	$80,200
Financial Managers	39,580	$149,990
Financial Analysts	26,850	$94,980
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	13,300	$44,390

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.