Accounting at Baylor University

What traits are you looking for in a accounting school? To help you decide if Baylor University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's accounting program.

Baylor is located in Waco, Texas and has a total student population of 19,297. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 160 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from Baylor.

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

Baylor Accounting Degrees Available

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

Baylor Accounting Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting programs across the country. The following shows how Baylor 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 Baylor 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
	92

In 2021, 102 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Baylor. This makes it the #33 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Accounting Graduates from Baylor Make?

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at Baylor is $55,784. This is 21% higher than $46,292, which is the national average for all accounting bachelor's degree recipients.

Accounting Student Demographics at Baylor

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at Baylor University.

Baylor Accounting Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 160 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in accounting from Baylor. About 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Baylor since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Baylor are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Baylor University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	119
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Baylor Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 102 accounting students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Baylor, about 51% were men and 49% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. Baylor does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Baylor, 76% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Baylor University with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	78
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

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

Related Majors

• International Business
• Taxation
• Insurance
• Real Estate
• Human Resource 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 Baylor 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
• Image Credit: By Kairos14 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.