Philosophy at Baylor University

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

Baylor is located in Waco, Texas and has a total student population of 19,297. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students received their master's degree in philosophy.

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

Baylor Philosophy Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Philosophy
• Doctorate Degree in Philosophy

Baylor Philosophy Rankings

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in philosophy, making the school the #35 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Philosophy Student Demographics at Baylor

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

Baylor Philosophy Master’s Program

Of the 3 students who graduated with a master’s in philosophy from Baylor in 2021, 67% were men and 33% were women.

Of the students who received a philosophy master's degree from Baylor, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the philosophy master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 14% 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 philosophy.

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

Related Majors

• Religious Studies

Careers That Philosophy Grads May Go Into

A degree in philosophy 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
Mathematical Science Professors	4,780	$83,460
Natural Sciences Managers	2,620	$127,270
Philosophy and Religion Professors	1,520	$87,240

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.