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Health Professions at Baylor University

40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying health professions, 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 has a total student population of 19,297.

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

Baylor Health Professions Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Health Professions
Master’s Degree in Health Professions

Online Classes Are Available at Baylor

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Baylor does offer online courses in health professions for the following degree levels:

Master’s Degree

Baylor Health Professions Rankings

The health professions major at Baylor is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Health Professions. 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.

There were 203 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #144 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Baylor

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

Baylor Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

86% Women

40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions 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 health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	71
Black or African American	51
Hispanic or Latino	136
White	415
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	36

Baylor Health Professions Master’s Program

91% Women

28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 9% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 91% went to women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from Baylor, 69% 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 health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	46
White	205
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

Concentrations Within Health Professions

If you plan to be a health professions major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Baylor University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	321
Communication Sciences	201
Health/Medical Prep Programs	144
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	135
Public Health	105
Health & Medical Administrative Services	51
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	43
Allied Health Professions	32

Careers That Health Professions Grads May Go Into

A degree in health professions 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
Registered Nurses	210,350	$72,890
Personal Care Aides	206,240	$19,960
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	117,010	$59,580
Medical Secretaries	92,990	$34,150
Nursing Assistants	87,750	$27,030

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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