Graduate Programs at Baylor University

Graduate School Overview

Baylor University (referred to as Baylor) is a Private, 4 years school located in Waco, TX.

The school is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (1/1/1914 - Current).

Baylor Directory Information
School Name	Baylor University (Baylor)
Address	Waco, TX 76798
Phone	254-710-1011
Web	https://www.baylor.edu
Online Application	https://www.baylor.edu/admissions
Financial Info	https://www.baylor.edu/sfs

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Baylor is $41,130 in average. The school has 5,496 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 20,709 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 221 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 7 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$41,130
Student Population	5,496
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	221 graduate programs (7 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	15 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Baylor is $41,130 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $2,154.

Baylor offers the alternative tuition planstuition guarantee, prepaid payment plan, tuition payment plan, including tuition guarantee, prepaid payment plan, tuition payment plan.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition	$38,772
Required Fees	$0
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition	$2,154

Baylor offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.

On its campus, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	7 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army, Air Force) Study abroad Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Baylor University is $41,130. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 6.08% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$30,888	$3,258
2019-2020	$32,130	$3,384
2020-2021	$33,408	$3,528
2021-2022	$37,674	-
2022-2023	$38,772	-
2023-2024	$41,130	-

The graduate school tuition & fees of Baylor is very expensive compared to private graduate schools in Texas. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the Texas graduate tuition is $17,906 (public) / $18,623 (private).

The following table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Baylor University	$41,130
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
Texas Graduate Schools	$13,440	$18,157
Public	$8,244	$17,906
Private	$18,623

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $18,719 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Baylor.

On-campus living costs are increased by 5.54% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $19,078. Off-campus living costs are increased by 10.07% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$12,595	$3,160	$11,708	$3,786
2019-2020	$12,992	$3,260	$12,020	$3,900
2020-2021	$13,274	$3,276	$12,318	$3,902
2021-2022	$13,274	$3,318	$12,670	$3,946
2022-2023	$13,587	$3,456	$13,232	$4,100
2023-2024	$14,235	$3,752	$14,594	$4,484

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $2,285 at Baylor University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 6.08% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$1,716
2019-2020	$1,785
2020-2021	$1,856
2021-2022	$2,093
2022-2023	$2,154
2023-2024	$2,285

The law school tuition at Baylor University is $57,430 for academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the tuition & fees for law school at Baylor.

Law School Tuition

2022-2023 Law School/Medical School Tuition at Baylor University
	Tuition	Fees
Law	$57,369	$61

Graduate Programs at Baylor

Baylor University offers 111 graduate programs for Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 2,001 students have completed their study at Baylor University.

Offered Degrees at Baylor University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	66	1	1,317
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	33	1	274
Doctor's degree - other	8	1	376
Post Bachelor's Degree	4	4	34
Total	111	7	2,001

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Baylor University by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Executive/Career Coaching program with 14 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Communication Sciences and Disorders program with 262 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Law program with 152 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Baylor University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Executive/Career Coaching	✕	14	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✕	13	-
Marketing/Marketing Management	✕	5	-
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	✕	2	-

Popular Master's Programs at Baylor University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Communication Sciences and Disorders	✕	262	$56,200
Business Administration and Management	✕	261	$92,700
Social Work	✕	161	$36,400
Public Health	✕	115	-
Accounting	✕	83	$60,500

Popular Doctorate Programs at Baylor University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Law	✕	152	$66,800
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	130	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	127	-
Nursing Practice	✕	27	-
Nurse Anesthetist	✕	22	-

Baylor University offers 111 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 2,001 students have completed their graduate studies.

1,317 students have earned/completed Master's program.
376 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
34 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Environmental Studies	✕	3	-
Environmental Science	✕	-	-
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+]	✕	-	-
American/United States Studies/Civilization	✕	-	-
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	15 completers	-
Communication	✕	7	-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	✕	-	-
Journalism	✕	8	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	28 completers	-
Information Science/Studies	✕	23	-
Computer Science	✕	5	-
Education [+]	✕	40 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	7	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	-	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	9	-
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	✕	5	-
Music Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	✕	19	-
Engineering [+]	✕	15 completers	-
Engineering	✕	-	-
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering	✕	-	-
Mechanical Engineering	✕	6	-
Electrical and Computer Engineering	✕	9	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Spanish Language and Literature	✕	5	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Human Nutrition	✕	5	-
Legal Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	16 completers	-
American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence	✔	16	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	4 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	4	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	-	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	-	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	12 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	5	-
Statistics	✕	-	-
Applied Statistics, General	✕	7	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	19 completers	-
Museology/Museum Studies	✕	8	-
Nutrition Sciences	✕	11	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	27 completers	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✕	19	-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	✕	8	-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Philosophy	✕	-	-
Religion/Religious Studies	✕	1	-
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	63 completers	-
Religious/Sacred Music	✕	4	-
Divinity/Ministry	✕	56	-
Theological and Ministerial Studies (other)	✕	3	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	32 completers	-
Chemistry	✕	6	-
Geology/Earth Science	✕	18	-
Physics	✕	8	-
Psychology [+]	✕	39 completers	-
Psychology	✕	3	-
Clinical Psychology	✕	8	-
School Psychology	✕	13	-
Educational Psychology	✕	15	-
Human Services [+]	✕	162 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	1	-
Social Work	✕	161	$36,400
Social Sciences [+]	✕	9 completers	-
International Relations and Affairs	✕	-	-
Political Science and Government	✕	2	-
Sociology	✕	7	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	29 completers	-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	✕	1	-
Directing and Theatrical Production	✕	4	-
Cinematography and Film/Video Production	✕	4	-
Music Performance	✕	17	-
Music Theory and Composition	✕	-	-
Musicology and Ethnomusicology	✕	-	-
Conducting	✕	2	-
Keyboard Instruments	✕	1	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	427 completers	-
Communication Sciences and Disorders	✕	262	$56,200
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✕	38	-
Athletic Training/Trainer	✕	11	-
Public Health	✕	115	-
Public Health Education and Promotion	✕	-	-
Nursing Administration	✕	1	-
Business [+]	✕	362 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	261	$92,700
Accounting	✕	83	$60,500
Business/Managerial Economics	✕	8	-
Taxation	✕	10	-
History [+]	✕	4 completers	-
History	✕	4	-
	Total	1,317

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Environmental Science	✕	5	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Information Science/Studies	✕	1	-
Education [+]	✕	142 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	130	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	9	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	3	-
Engineering [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Mechanical Engineering	✕	3	-
Electrical and Computer Engineering	✕	7	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	9 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	9	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	8	-
Biomedical Sciences	✕	2	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	6	-
Statistics	✕	-	-
Applied Statistics, General	✕	4	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	✕	5	-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+]	✕	12 completers	-
Philosophy	✕	2	-
Religion/Religious Studies	✕	10	-
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Religious/Sacred Music	✕	1	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	20 completers	-
Chemistry	✕	13	-
Geology/Earth Science	✕	4	-
Physics	✕	3	-
Psychology [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Psychology	✕	3	-
Clinical Psychology	✕	6	-
Educational Psychology	✕	2	-
Human Services [+]	✔ (1 completers)	2 completers	-
Health Policy Analysis	✕	1	-
Social Work	✔	1	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Political Science and Government	✕	6	-
Sociology	✕	3	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Music History, Literature, and Theory	✕	3	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	22 completers	-
Physician Assistant	✕	10	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	2	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	10	-
Business [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	✕	1	-
History [+]	✕	1 completers	-
History	✕	1	-
	Total	274

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Legal Studies [+]	✕	152 completers	$66,800
Law	✕	152	$66,800
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Theological and Ministerial Studies (other)	✕	10	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	214 completers	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	10	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	127	-
Nursing Administration	✔	18	-
Nurse Anesthetist	✕	22	-
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery	✕	10	-
Nursing Practice	✕	27	-
	Total	376

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business	✕	-	-
	Total	34

Graduate Student Population at Baylor

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 5,496 students enrolled into Baylor University graduate schools where it has total 20,709 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 3,809 full-time and 1,687 part-time graduate students. By gender, 1,892 male and 3,604 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	5,496	1,892	3,604
Full-time	3,809	1,441	2,368
Part-tme	1,687	451	1,236

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

There are 3,199 White (58.21%), 590 Black/African American (10.74%), 772 Hispanic (14.05%), 258 Asian (4.69%), and 677 students with other races. 362 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	5,496	1,892	3,604
American Indian/Native American	32	7	25
Asian	258	94	164
Black/African American	590	152	438
Hispanic	772	225	547
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	8	2	6
White	3,199	1,120	2,079
Two More	178	56	122
Un-Known	97	15	82
Non-resident Alien	362	221	141

Baylor University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 2,708 graduate students (49.27% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 248 graduate students (4.51% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	5,496
Enrolled Online Exclusively	2,708
Enrolled Some Online Courses	248
Not in Online Courses	2,540

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Baylor University. 1,544 students are aged 20 to 24 (28.09% of total students), 315 students are aged above 50 (5.73%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Baylor University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	5,496	1,892	3,604
Age 20-21	70	21	49
Age 22-24	1,474	455	1,019
Age 25-29	1,527	537	990
Age 30-34	877	351	526
Age 35-39	580	211	369
Age 40-49	653	210	443
Age 50-64	296	97	199
Over 64	19	10	9

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