by our College Data Analytics TeamFind out more about how Baylor University ranks, how diverse it is, what majors it offers, and other essential facts below.
Baylor University awards degrees and credentials ranging from bachelor’s degrees up to its highest offering, the doctor’s degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.
| Degree Level | Offered |
|---|---|
| Certificate | — |
| Associate | — |
| Bachelor’s | ✓ |
| Master’s | ✓ |
| Doctorate | ✓ |
Completions: 8,778 undergraduate · 4,476 graduate (13,254 total)
The most popular majors at Baylor University, measured by the number of graduates, are listed below.
The following majors at Baylor University have the strongest reported average salaries.
| Highest-Paying Majors | Average Salary |
|---|---|
| Computer Science. | $79,793 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | $74,610 |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations. | $71,388 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | $63,921 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | $63,243 |
The majors at Baylor University are organized below by area of study, with graduates, average salary, and specializations for each.
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 6,627 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. ↳ Business Administration and Management, General. · Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management. |
410 | $74,610 |
| Accounting and Related Services. ↳ Accounting. |
346 | $57,531 |
| Marketing. ↳ Marketing/Marketing Management, General. |
242 | $45,337 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. ↳ Finance, General. |
238 | $60,896 |
| Management Information Systems and Services. ↳ Management Information Systems, General. |
150 | $62,614 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. ↳ Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies. |
126 | $44,803 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | 98 | $60,012 |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations. ↳ Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations, General. |
34 | $71,388 |
| Human Resources Management and Services. ↳ Executive/Career Coaching. · Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General. |
33 | $51,807 |
| International Business. ↳ International Business/Trade/Commerce. |
33 | $56,151 |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations. ↳ Fashion Merchandising. |
22 | $43,995 |
| Taxation. | 9 | NA |
| Insurance. | 7 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. ↳ Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse. · Nursing Practice. · Nursing Administration. · Nurse Anesthetist. · Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery. |
578 | $63,243 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. ↳ Communication Sciences and Disorders, General. |
307 | $47,370 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs. ↳ Health/Medical Preparatory Programs, Other. |
236 | $22,864 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. ↳ Physical Therapy/Therapist. · Occupational Therapy/Therapist. |
222 | NA |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities. ↳ Medical/Health Humanities. · Bioethics/Medical Ethics. |
82 | NA |
| Public Health. ↳ Public Health, General. · Environmental Health. |
39 | NA |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. ↳ Health/Health Care Administration/Management. |
33 | NA |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. ↳ Physician Associate/Assistant. · Athletic Training/Trainer. |
30 | NA |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. ↳ Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Biology, General. ↳ Biology/Biological Sciences, General. · Biomedical Sciences, General. |
228 | $20,866 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences. ↳ Neuroscience. |
81 | $18,860 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. ↳ Biochemistry. |
65 | $28,811 |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. ↳ Bioinformatics. |
6 | NA |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. ↳ Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology. |
3 | NA |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. ↳ Epidemiology. |
2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Political Science and Government. ↳ Political Science and Government, General. |
132 | $24,558 |
| Economics. ↳ Econometrics and Quantitative Economics. |
86 | NA |
| Sociology. ↳ Sociology, General. |
43 | $29,875 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies. ↳ International Relations and Affairs. |
40 | $38,881 |
| Anthropology. ↳ Anthropology, General. |
27 | $20,471 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Curriculum and Instruction. | 133 | NA |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. ↳ Music Teacher Education. · Physical Education Teaching and Coaching. · Mathematics Teacher Education. · Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other. · Social Studies Teacher Education. · Spanish Language Teacher Education. · English/Language Arts Teacher Education. · Biology Teacher Education. · Chemistry Teacher Education. |
79 | $48,093 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. ↳ Elementary Education and Teaching. · Teacher Education, Multiple Levels. |
64 | $46,883 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. ↳ Educational Leadership and Administration, General. · Higher Education/Higher Education Administration. |
47 | $41,917 |
| Special Education and Teaching. ↳ Special Education and Teaching, General. |
2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Communication, General. ↳ Communication, General. · Speech Communication and Rhetoric. |
228 | $36,068 |
| Journalism. | 73 | $37,631 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. ↳ Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia. |
2 | $17,954 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Behavioral Sciences. | 76 | NA |
| Data Analytics. ↳ Business Analytics. |
53 | NA |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. ↳ Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. |
37 | $23,100 |
| MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES. ↳ Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies. |
31 | $38,671 |
| Data Science. ↳ Data Science, General. |
16 | NA |
| Nutrition Sciences. | 11 | NA |
| Museology/Museum Studies. | 9 | NA |
| Classical and Ancient Studies. ↳ Classical, Ancient Mediterranean, and Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology, General. | 166 | $24,478 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. ↳ School Psychology. · Educational Psychology. · Clinical Psychology. |
51 | $53,888 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Law. | 192 | NA |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies. ↳ American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence. |
13 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Music. ↳ Music Performance, General. · Music Theory and Composition. · Music History, Literature, and Theory. · Music, General. · Conducting. · Musicology and Ethnomusicology. · Music Pedagogy. |
61 | $16,301 |
| Design and Applied Arts. ↳ Interior Design. · Fashion/Apparel Design. |
34 | $44,506 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. ↳ Fine/Studio Arts, General. · Art History, Criticism and Conservation. |
33 | $30,583 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. ↳ Cinematography and Film/Video Production. |
32 | NA |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. ↳ Acting. · Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology. · Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General. · Directing and Theatrical Production. |
30 | $17,218 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Social Work. | 182 | $41,479 |
| Public Policy Analysis. ↳ Health Policy Analysis. |
2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering. | 80 | $63,921 |
| Electrical and Computer Engineering. | 47 | NA |
| Engineering, General. | 18 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. ↳ Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General. · Exercise Science and Kinesiology. · Sport and Fitness Administration/Management. |
136 | $31,547 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Chemistry. ↳ Chemistry, General. |
36 | $39,868 |
| Physics. ↳ Physics, General. |
16 | NA |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. ↳ Geology/Earth Science, General. |
15 | NA |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics. ↳ Astrophysics. |
8 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science. | 51 | $79,793 |
| Information Science/Studies. | 23 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Theological and Ministerial Studies. ↳ Divinity/Ministry. · Theological and Ministerial Studies, Other. |
60 | $42,755 |
| Theology and Religious Vocations, Other. | 7 | NA |
| Religious Music and Worship. ↳ Religious/Sacred Music. |
5 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. ↳ Human Development and Family Studies, General. |
44 | $28,776 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services. ↳ Human Nutrition. |
22 | NA |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General. | 1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Spanish Language and Literature. · French Language and Literature. |
47 | NA |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. ↳ Linguistics. |
6 | NA |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. · Ancient/Classical Greek Language and Literature. |
5 | NA |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ German Language and Literature. |
3 | NA |
| Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Arabic Language and Literature. |
3 | NA |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Russian Language and Literature. |
2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Mathematics. ↳ Mathematics, General. |
30 | NA |
| Applied Statistics. ↳ Applied Statistics, General. |
24 | NA |
| Statistics. ↳ Statistics, General. |
4 | NA |
| Applied Mathematics. ↳ Applied Mathematics, General. |
3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Religion/Religious Studies. | 36 | NA |
| Philosophy. | 25 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. ↳ Environmental Studies. · Environmental Science. |
57 | $28,951 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| English Language and Literature, General. | 39 | $27,540 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. ↳ Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing. |
18 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| History. ↳ History, General. |
55 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Air Transportation. ↳ Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew. · Aviation/Airway Management and Operations. |
20 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| SCIENCE TECHNOLOGIES/TECHNICIANS. ↳ Science Technologies/Technicians. |
11 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Security Science and Technology. ↳ Cybersecurity Defense Strategy/Policy. |
11 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. ↳ Humanities/Humanistic Studies. |
7 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Area Studies. ↳ American/United States Studies/Civilization. · Slavic Studies. · Asian Studies/Civilization. |
5 | NA |
Footnotes
*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.
References
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