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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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 120 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from Baylor.

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
  • Doctorate Degree in Psychology

Baylor Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology 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 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools 207
Most Focused Psychology Master’s Degree Schools 507

In 2021, 24 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Baylor. This makes it the #316 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

75% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 120 psychology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Baylor, about 25% were men and 75% were women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Baylor since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities in its psychology 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 psychology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 13
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 27
White 59
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 11

Baylor Psychology Master’s Program

88% Women
46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 psychology majors earned their master's degree from Baylor. Of these graduates, 13% were men and 88% were women.

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Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Baylor, 54% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 46% of degree recipients. That is 1% 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 psychology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 13
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Baylor also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 11 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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