General 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 2021, 120 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from Baylor.

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

Baylor General Psychology Degrees Available

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

Baylor General Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at Baylor compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

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 General 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
Best Value General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools	99
Most Popular General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	210
Most Focused General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,081
Most Focused General Psychology Schools	1,232

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Baylor. This makes it the #210 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #100 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Baylor Psychology Graduates

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Baylor is $24,478. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $28,637 for all psychology 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 General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

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.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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.

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 General Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 7 students who earned a master's degree in General Psychology from Baylor in 2020-2021, 29% were men and 71% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. Baylor does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Baylor, 71% 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	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Baylor also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 3 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.