Social Work at Baylor University

Every social work school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the social work program at Baylor University stacks up to those at other schools.

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 Social Work section at the bottom of this page.

Baylor Social Work Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work
• Master’s Degree in Social Work

Online Classes Are Available at Baylor

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Baylor does offer online courses in social work for the following degree levels:

Baylor Social Work Rankings

The social work major at Baylor is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Social Work. 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 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in social work, making the school the #39 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Work Student Demographics at Baylor

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

Baylor Social Work Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 6% of social work bachelor's degrees went to men and 94% went to women.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social work 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 social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	21
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Baylor Social Work Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of social work master's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

Of the students who received a social work master's degree from Baylor, 53% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 46% of degree recipients. That is 2% 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 social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	39
Hispanic or Latino	30
White	99
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Related Majors

Careers That Social Work Grads May Go Into

A degree in social work 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
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	19,510	$48,920
Healthcare Social Workers	9,830	$59,090
Substance Abuse Social Workers	6,090	$40,470
Social and Community Service Managers	5,370	$72,560
Counselors	2,660	$58,110

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.