Prairie View A & M University Trade Programs

Prairie View A & M University is a public institution located in Prairie View, Texas. PVAMU is located in the countryside, which is perfect for students who enjoy a rural lifestyle.

Where Is Prairie View A & M University?

Contact details for PVAMU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	Fm 1098 Road & University Drive, Prairie View, TX 77446
Phone:	936-261-3311
Website:	www.pvamu.edu

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Can I Afford PVAMU?

In a recent term, part-time PVAMU students paid $246 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $753 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$7,387	$22,590
Fees	$3,912	$4,284
Books and Supplies	$1,571	$1,571
On Campus Room and Board	$10,317	$10,317
On Campus Other Expenses	$4,611	$4,611

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At PVAMU, approximately 50% of students took out student loans averaging $6,520 a year. That adds up to $26,080 over four years for those students.

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Prairie View A & M University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 8,372 undergraduate students at PVAMU, with 7,571 being full-time and 801 being part-time.

There are also 876 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 7,571 full-time undergraduates at PVAMU, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Prairie View A & M University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	84
Black or African American	6,519
Hispanic or Latino	597
White	72
International Students	104
Other Races/Ethnicities	195

Geographic Diversity

Texas students aren't the only ones who study at Prairie View A & M University. At this time, 28 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 46 countries are represented at PVAMU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Nigeria, India, and Jamaica.

Online Learning at Prairie View A & M University

In 2022-2023, 4,955 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at PVAMU has changed over the last few years.

Prairie View A & M University Trade School Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
General Health & Wellness	70	70
Construction Engineering Technology	18	18
TOTAL	88	88

Prairie View A & M University Trades

In a recent academic period, Prairie View A & M University awarded 194 undergraduate degrees. The table below shows the number of awards by award type for each trade program. Basic certificates are awards that are completed in less than a year, and undergraduate certificates are those awards that take between one and four years.

Major	Basic Certificates	Undergrad Certificates	Associate’s	Bachelor’s
Construction Engineering Technology	0	0	0	18
Health Sciences & Services	0	0	0	70
Total	0	0	0	194

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.