Communication & Media Studies at Baylor University
What traits are you looking for in a communications school? To help you decide if Baylor University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's communications program.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 Communication & Media Studies section at the bottom of this page.
Baylor Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Communications
- Master’s Degree in Communications
Baylor Communication & Media Studies Rankings
Communications Student Demographics at Baylor
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communications majors at Baylor University.
Baylor Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

Of the students who received a communications master's degree from Baylor, 54% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the communications master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 42% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Baylor University with a master's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 2 |
Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
White | 13 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies
If you plan to be a communications 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 |
---|---|
Communications | 19 |
Related Majors
Careers That Communications Grads May Go Into
A degree in communications 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 |
---|---|---|
Public Relations Specialists | 28,360 | $60,600 |
Editors | 5,490 | $72,300 |
Communications Professors | 2,460 | $68,900 |
Radio and Television Announcers | 2,320 | $50,530 |
Reporters and Correspondents | 2,210 | $45,910 |
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.