by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual produces its Best Quality Schools rankings on a yearly basis to recognize those graduate schools that provide an excellent educational experience and are dedicated to helping their students succeed. These rankings are based on components such as post-graduation earnings of students, accumulated student debt of graduates, how much in demand the school is, and faculty and student diversity.
Out of the 1149 colleges and universities analyzed in College Factual's 2024 Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking, Baylor University took the #105 spot. So, the school is among the best in the nation with its Top 10% ranking. For this achievement, Baylor received one of this year's Best Master's Schools badges.
In addition, Baylor took the #6 spot for Best Master's Degree Schools in Texas.
There were 676 college and universities analyzed in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking, and Baylor took the #82 spot on the list. So, the school is among the best in the nation with its Top 15% ranking. Because of its high ranking, Baylor won the Best Doctorate Schools badge this year.
Baylor also ranked #5 for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Texas.
The total graduate student population at Baylor is made up of 62.0% women and 38.0% men. Note that these percentages may differ for certain degree programs.
About 32.3% of the graduate students who attend Baylor are from a racial-ethnic minority group*. Baylor is popular with people from outside the United States, too. International students make up 5.6% of the graduate student population. The following chart shows the distribution of racial-ethnic groups at the school. If you click on it, you'll find more detailed information.
The average tuition and fees for graduate students is shown below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $37,674 | $37,674 |
The average starting salary for graduate students who earn their master's degree at Baylor is $50,750. When comparing to other master's degree holders, that's on the low side. It's about 13% lower than the national average of $58,425.
The average early-career salary for doctorate degree recipients from Baylor is $75,072. That's about the same as the nationwide average of $75,260.
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Contact details for Baylor are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Phone: | 254-710-1011 |
| Website: | www.baylor.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/pages/Baylor-University/61388081925 |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/baylor |
Around 54.8% of Baylor graduate students took at least one course online during the 2020-2021 academic year. Roughly 50.3% of all grad students took courses exclusively online.
The only degree programs listed here are those in which master’s degrees were awarded in 2020-2021.
Just like the master’s degree programs, only programs that had doctorate degrees awarded in 2020-2021 are shown here.
Footnotes
*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.
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