Accounting at Baylor University

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

Baylor Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• Master’s Degree in Accounting

Baylor Accounting Rankings

Accounting Student Demographics at Baylor

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

Baylor Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 53% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. Baylor does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Baylor, 79% 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 accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	90
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Accounting

Accounting majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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
Accounting	102

Related Majors

• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Taxation
• Business Administration & Management

Careers That Accounting Grads May Go Into

A degree in accounting 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
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	131,250	$41,390
Accountants and Auditors	115,270	$80,200
Financial Managers	39,580	$149,990
Financial Analysts	26,850	$94,980
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	13,300	$44,390

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.