Social Sciences at Baylor University

If you plan to study social sciences, 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 Social Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

Baylor Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

Baylor Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at Baylor is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Social Sciences. 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 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in social sciences, making the school the #172 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Baylor

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

Baylor Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 61% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	17
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	38
White	114
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

Baylor Social Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 65% of social sciences master's degrees went to men and 35% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 44% men graduate in social sciences each year. Baylor does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 21% more men than average.

Of the students who received a social sciences master's degree from Baylor, 76% 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 social sciences.

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

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

The following social sciences concentations are available at Baylor University. 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
Political Science & Government	118
Anthropology	43
International Relations & National Security	37
Sociology	33

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• History
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• Philosophy & Religious Studies

Careers That Social Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in social sciences 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
High School Teachers	110,420	$58,190
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	29,560	$78,200
Managers	20,710	$122,130
Urban and Regional Planners	2,270	$69,070
Social Scientists	1,970	$80,430

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.