Special Education at Baylor University

Every special education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the special ed 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 the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students received a bachelor's degree in special ed from Baylor.

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

Baylor Special Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Special Ed

Baylor Special Education Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The special ed major at Baylor is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Special Education. 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
Best Value Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	257

Special Ed Student Demographics at Baylor

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

Baylor Special Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of special ed bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in special ed 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 special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Curriculum & Instruction
• Educational Administration
• Teacher Education Grade Specific
• Teacher Education Subject Specific

Careers That Special Ed Grads May Go Into

A degree in special ed 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
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	13,470	$57,770
Special Education Professors	12,970	$58,570
Middle School Special Education Teachers	7,620	$56,960
Interpreters and Translators	5,460	$58,650
Special Education Teachers	1,460	$53,840

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.