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General Journalism at Baylor University

General Journalism at Baylor University

If you are interested in studying general journalism, you may want to check out the program at Baylor University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

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 General Journalism section at the bottom of this page.

Baylor General Journalism Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism
  • Master’s Degree in Journalism

Baylor General Journalism Rankings

The journalism major at Baylor is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Journalism. 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.

Journalism Student Demographics at Baylor

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

Baylor General Journalism Bachelor’s Program

83% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

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About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in journalism 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 journalism.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 44
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Baylor General Journalism Master’s Program

50% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of journalism master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 34% men graduate in journalism each year. Baylor does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 16% more men than average.

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In the journalism master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 14% 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 journalism.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Journalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in journalism 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
Editors 5,490 $72,300
Communications Professors 2,460 $68,900
Reporters and Correspondents 2,210 $45,910
Writers and Authors 2,110 $56,680
Broadcast News Analysts 250 $90,060

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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