Music at Baylor University

What traits are you looking for in a music school? To help you decide if Baylor University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's music program.

Baylor is located in Waco, Texas and has a total student population of 19,297.

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

Baylor Music Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Music
• Master’s Degree in Music

Baylor Music Rankings

The music major at Baylor is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Music. 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 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in music, making the school the #101 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Music Student Demographics at Baylor

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

Baylor Music Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of music bachelor's degrees went to men and 44% went to women.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at Baylor are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities in its music 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 music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Baylor Music Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of music master's degrees went to men and 45% went to women.

Of the students who received a music master's degree from Baylor, 59% 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 music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	17
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Music

The following music concentations are available at Baylor University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Baylor University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Music Performance	41
Keyboard Instruments	6
Music Theory & Composition	5
Conducting	4
Music Pedagogy	3
General Music	1

Related Majors

• Fine & Studio Arts
• Design & Applied Arts
• Drama & Theater Arts
• Film, Video & Photographic Arts

Careers That Music Grads May Go Into

A degree in music 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
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	6,240	$71,520
Music Directors and Composers	890	$61,210
Sound Engineering Technicians	650	$59,810

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.