Communication & Media Studies at Baylor University

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Baylor is located in Waco, Texas and approximately 19,297 students attend the school each year.

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

Baylor Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Communications
Master’s Degree in Communications

Baylor Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The communications major at Baylor is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Communication & Media Studies. 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.

Communications Student Demographics at Baylor

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

Baylor Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

58% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of communications bachelor's degrees went to men and 58% went to women. The typical communications bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Baylor since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications 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 communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	30
White	111
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

Baylor Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

75% Women

42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of communications master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

Of the students who received a communications master's degree from Baylor, 54% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the communications master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 42% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	13
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies

The following communications concentations are available at Baylor University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Baylor University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communications	174
Speech Communication	22

Careers That Communications Grads May Go Into

A degree in communications 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
Public Relations Specialists	28,360	$60,600
Editors	5,490	$72,300
Communications Professors	2,460	$68,900
Radio and Television Announcers	2,320	$50,530
Reporters and Correspondents	2,210	$45,910

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
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