Communication Sciences at Baylor University
Baylor is located in Waco, Texas and has a total student population of 19,297. Of the 3,730 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Baylor University in 2021, 85 of them were communication sciences majors.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Communication Sciences section at the bottom of this page.
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Baylor Communication Sciences Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Communication Sciences
- Master’s Degree in Communication Sciences
Baylor Communication Sciences Rankings
The following rankings from College Factual show how the communication sciences progam at Baylor compares to programs at other colleges and universities.
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Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings
The communication sciences major at Baylor is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Communication Sciences. 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 |
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Most Popular Communication Sciences Schools | 8 |
Most Popular Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 24 |
Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools | 38 |
Most Focused Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools | 55 |
In 2021, 116 students received their master’s degree in communication sciences from Baylor. This makes it the #5 most popular school for communication sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.
Earnings of Baylor Communication Sciences Graduates
The median salary of communication sciences students who receive their bachelor's degree at Baylor is $19,582. This is less than $24,407, which is the national average of all communication sciences majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.
Communication Sciences Student Demographics at Baylor
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication sciences majors at Baylor University.
Baylor Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Program
About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication sciences 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 communication sciences.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 3 |
Black or African American | 2 |
Hispanic or Latino | 13 |
White | 63 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Baylor Communication Sciences Master’s Program
Of the students who received a communication sciences master's degree from Baylor, 69% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the communication sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 30% of degree recipients. That is 3% 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 communication sciences.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 4 |
Black or African American | 5 |
Hispanic or Latino | 24 |
White | 80 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Baylor also has a doctoral program available in communication sciences. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.
Related Majors
- Allied Health Professions
- Bioethics/Medical Ethics
- Health & Medical Administrative Services
- Public Health
- Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
Careers That Communication Sciences Grads May Go Into
A degree in communication sciences 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 |
---|---|---|
Speech-Language Pathologists | 14,330 | $75,800 |
Health Specialties Professors | 13,930 | $139,540 |
Audiologists | 770 | $77,680 |
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.
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