Communication & Media Studies at Baylor University

Every communication and media studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the communications program at Baylor University stacks up to those at other schools.

Baylor is located in Waco, Texas and approximately 19,297 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 177 communications majors received their bachelor's degree from Baylor.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the communications progam at Baylor compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	61
Best Value Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools	182

In 2021, 19 students received their master’s degree in communications from Baylor. This makes it the #52 most popular school for communications master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Communications Graduates from Baylor Make?

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at Baylor is $36,068. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 11% higher than the national average of $32,435 for all communications bachelor's degree recipients.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 177 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications from Baylor. About 48% were men and 52% were 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 12% more men than average.

About 69% 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	5
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	24
White	122
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Baylor Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

The communications program at Baylor awarded 19 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 37% of these degrees went to men with the other 63% going to women.

Of the students who received a communications master's degree from Baylor, 68% 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 communications.

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

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

Related Majors

• Radio, Television & Digital Communication
• Journalism

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
• Image Credit: By Kairos14 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.