Psychology at Baylor University

What traits are you looking for in a psychology school? To help you decide if Baylor University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's psychology program.

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 Psychology section at the bottom of this page.

Baylor Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology
• Master’s Degree in Psychology

Baylor Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at Baylor is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Psychology. 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 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #177 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at Baylor

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

Baylor Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology 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 psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	25
White	84
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Baylor Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Baylor, 60% 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 psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	27
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Psychology

Psychology 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
General Psychology	130
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	30

Careers That Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in psychology 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
Managers	20,710	$122,130
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	6,680	$73,650
Psychology Professors	3,080	$78,270
Psychologists	740	$90,780

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

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