Health Professions at Baylor University

Every health professions school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the health professions program at Baylor University stacks up to those at other schools.

Baylor is located in Waco, Texas and has a total student population of 19,297. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 240 students received their master's degree in health professions.

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

Baylor Health Professions Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Health Professions
• Doctorate Degree in Health Professions

Baylor Health Professions Rankings

There were 203 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #144 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Baylor

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

Baylor Health Professions Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 240 health professions majors earned their master's degree from Baylor. Of these graduates, 16% were men and 84% were women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from Baylor, 60% 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 health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	20
Hispanic or Latino	39
White	145
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	19

Concentrations Within Health Professions

The following health professions 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
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	135
Communication Sciences	116
Public Health	55
Nursing	54
Health & Medical Administrative Services	51
Allied Health Professions	32

Careers That Health Professions Grads May Go Into

A degree in health professions 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
Registered Nurses	210,350	$72,890
Personal Care Aides	206,240	$19,960
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	117,010	$59,580
Medical Secretaries	92,990	$34,150
Nursing Assistants	87,750	$27,030

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.