Public Health at Baylor University

52% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study public health, take a look at what Baylor University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

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 Public Health section at the bottom of this page.

Baylor Public Health Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health
Master’s Degree in Public Health

Baylor Public Health Rankings

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

Public Health Student Demographics at Baylor

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

Baylor Public Health Bachelor’s Program

79% Women

52% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of public health bachelor's degrees went to men and 79% went to women. The typical public health bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Baylor since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities in its public health bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Baylor University with a bachelor's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	14
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Baylor Public Health Master’s Program

85% Women

48% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of public health master's degrees went to men and 85% went to women.

Of the students who received a public health master's degree from Baylor, 52% 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 public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Public Health

Public Health majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Baylor University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Health Education and Promotion	101
Environmental Health	4

Careers That Public Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in public health 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
Medical and Health Services Managers	30,010	$105,450
Health Specialties Professors	13,930	$139,540
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	11,870	$75,720
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	4,170	$80,880
Community Health Workers	2,820	$41,640

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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