Welcome to the Prairie View A&M University Graduate School

Graduate programs at Prairie View A&M University provide opportunities for advanced study to qualified candidates seeking an intellectually challenging and stimulating environment.  Comprehensive programs are offered under the joint supervision of the Graduate School and the various colleges and schools with masters or doctoral degrees and certification programs.

Prairie View A&M University and the Graduate School are dedicated to excellence in teaching, research, and service.  To carry out its mission, the University is committed to advanced education through the master’s degree in education, engineering, natural sciences, nursing, selected social sciences, agriculture, business, and human sciences.  It is committed to expanding its advanced educational offerings to include multiple doctoral programs which currently include the doctor of philosophy degree in juvenile justice, clinical adolescent psychology, electrical engineering and educational leadership. 

The University’s main campus is located in Waller County approximately 40 miles northwest of Houston and one mile north of US Highway 290 on Farm Road 1098.  More than 2,000 currently enrolled graduate students comprise a diverse and dynamic population that represents areas from across the United States as well as many foreign countries.  All of its graduate degree programs are offered on the main campus at Prairie View; however, selected degree programs in education, business, engineering, and nursing are offered at distance sites primarily in the Houston area.  Off-campus sites are currently located in Spring, Texas at the Prairie View A&M University Northwest Graduate Center, the campus of the College of Nursing in downtown Houston, and the University Center in The Woodlands, Texas.