Sociology at Baylor University

Every sociology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the sociology 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 Sociology section at the bottom of this page.

Baylor Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology
• Master’s Degree in Sociology

Baylor Sociology Rankings

The sociology major at Baylor is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Sociology. 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 sociology, making the school the #100 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Sociology Student Demographics at Baylor

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

Baylor Sociology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of sociology bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Baylor University with a bachelor's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	13
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Baylor Sociology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of sociology master's degrees went to men and 29% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in sociology each year. Baylor does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 47% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Baylor University with a master's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Sociology

If you plan to be a sociology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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
Sociology	33

Related Majors

• International Relations & National Security
• Anthropology
• Political Science & Government

Careers That Sociology Grads May Go Into

A degree in sociology 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
Sociology Professors	1,010	$82,580

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.