Social Work at Baylor University
If you are interested in studying social work, you may want to check out the program at Baylor University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.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 Social Work section at the bottom of this page.
Baylor Social Work Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work
- Master’s Degree in Social Work
Online Classes Are Available at Baylor
If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.
Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Baylor offers distance education options for social work at the following degree levels:
Baylor Social Work Rankings
There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in social work, making the school the #39 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Social Work Student Demographics at Baylor
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social work majors at Baylor University.
Baylor Social Work Master’s Program

Of the students who received a social work master's degree from Baylor, 53% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 46% 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 social work.

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 6 |
Black or African American | 39 |
Hispanic or Latino | 30 |
White | 99 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 11 |
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Careers That Social Work Grads May Go Into
A degree in social work 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 |
---|---|---|
Child, Family, and School Social Workers | 19,510 | $48,920 |
Healthcare Social Workers | 9,830 | $59,090 |
Substance Abuse Social Workers | 6,090 | $40,470 |
Social and Community Service Managers | 5,370 | $72,560 |
Counselors | 2,660 | $58,110 |
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.