Baylor University

Waco, Texas · Private, nonprofit

Of 64 assessed programs, 62 leave graduates out-earning a typical Texas high-school graduate (about $34,809/yr) and 2 fall short. Another 119 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$22,024
$30k to $48k	$21,530
$48k to $75k	$33,902
$75k to $110k	$38,852
$110k and up	$47,895
All families (average)	$41,104

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

64 of 183 programs could be assessed 35% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Texas high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$89,510	+$54,701	clears the bar	$22,362	0.4 yrs	317
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	$65,075	+$30,266	clears the bar	$42,969	1.4 yrs	262
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$130,178	+$95,369	clears the bar	$54,384	0.6 yrs	261
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$57,155	+$22,346	clears the bar	$23,165	1.0 yrs	246
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$78,398	+$43,589	clears the bar	$21,525	0.5 yrs	188
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$102,812	+$68,003	clears the bar	$21,500	0.3 yrs	181
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$58,915	+$24,106	clears the bar	$23,250	1.0 yrs	176
Social Work	Master's Degree	$61,272	+$26,463	clears the bar	$37,754	1.4 yrs	161
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$85,961	+$51,152	clears the bar	$21,500	0.4 yrs	157
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	Bachelor's Degree	$68,460	+$33,651	clears the bar	$25,000	0.7 yrs	155
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$102,011	+$67,202	clears the bar	$20,495	0.3 yrs	148
Management Information Systems	Bachelor's Degree	$96,148	+$61,339	clears the bar	$23,000	0.4 yrs	134
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$65,090	+$30,281	clears the bar	$25,000	0.8 yrs	128
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$61,578	+$26,769	clears the bar	$25,000	0.9 yrs	104
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$51,273	+$16,464	clears the bar	$25,000	1.5 yrs	92
Accounting	Master's Degree	$109,055	+$74,246	clears the bar	$22,056	0.3 yrs	83
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Bachelor's Degree	$63,909	+$29,100	clears the bar	$19,681	0.7 yrs	79
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Bachelor's Degree	$86,363	+$51,554	clears the bar	$19,012	0.4 yrs	73
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$49,661	+$14,852	clears the bar	$26,500	1.8 yrs	69
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	$63,622	+$28,813	clears the bar	$23,525	0.8 yrs	67
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$44,995	+$10,186	clears the bar	$19,500	1.9 yrs	66
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$92,990	+$58,181	clears the bar	$26,096	0.4 yrs	65
Neuroscience	Bachelor's Degree	$53,927	+$19,118	clears the bar	$27,000	1.4 yrs	65
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$56,476	+$21,667	clears the bar	$22,250	1.0 yrs	60
Business	Bachelor's Degree	$124,434	+$89,625	clears the bar	$15,000	0.2 yrs	60
Theology and Ministry	Master's Degree	$58,391	+$23,582	clears the bar	$40,158	1.7 yrs	59
Business/Managerial Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$84,808	+$49,999	clears the bar	$22,500	0.5 yrs	57
International Relations	Bachelor's Degree	$67,484	+$32,675	clears the bar	$22,409	0.7 yrs	53
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations	Bachelor's Degree	$67,066	+$32,257	clears the bar	$20,625	0.6 yrs	43
History	Bachelor's Degree	$57,006	+$22,197	clears the bar	$24,625	1.1 yrs	42
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	$23,096 1-year earnings	-$11,713	falls short	$22,495	insufficient data	41
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$57,434	+$22,625	clears the bar	$27,000	1.2 yrs	37
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	$65,057	+$30,248	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	36
Human Development and Family Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$46,979	+$12,170	clears the bar	$20,000	1.6 yrs	34
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$57,822	+$23,013	clears the bar	$25,937	1.1 yrs	34
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	$50,699	+$15,890	clears the bar	$27,000	1.7 yrs	31
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$50,253	+$15,444	clears the bar	$26,000	1.7 yrs	31
Music	Bachelor's Degree	$40,017	+$5,208	clears the bar	$26,500	5.1 yrs	30
Human Resources	Bachelor's Degree	$89,102	+$54,293	clears the bar	$20,475	0.4 yrs	30
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	$59,701	+$24,892	clears the bar	$25,500	1.0 yrs	29
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	$45,706	+$10,897	clears the bar	$24,130	2.2 yrs	29
English	Bachelor's Degree	$54,367	+$19,558	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	Bachelor's Degree	$125,167	+$90,358	clears the bar	$20,500	0.2 yrs	28
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	$62,389	+$27,580	clears the bar	$30,674	1.1 yrs	27
Religion/Religious Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$50,002	+$15,193	clears the bar	$25,612	1.7 yrs	26
Design	Bachelor's Degree	$63,522	+$28,713	clears the bar	$25,750	0.9 yrs	25
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$89,618	+$54,809	clears the bar	$24,512	0.4 yrs	24
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$58,293	+$23,484	clears the bar	$23,198	1.0 yrs	24
International Business	Bachelor's Degree	$71,071	+$36,262	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Music	Master's Degree	$46,515	+$11,706	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	Bachelor's Degree	$51,727	+$16,918	clears the bar	$26,500	1.6 yrs	20
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$53,274	+$18,465	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$128,411	+$93,602	clears the bar	$27,000	0.3 yrs	18
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	Bachelor's Degree	$45,554	+$10,745	clears the bar	$25,500	2.4 yrs	17
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	$65,293	+$30,484	clears the bar	$27,000	0.9 yrs	17
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$34,649 1-year earnings	-$160	falls short	$26,228	insufficient data	15
Engineering, General	Bachelor's Degree	$84,689	+$49,880	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Doctoral Degree	$74,108 1-year earnings	+$39,299	clears the bar	$135,762	3.5 yrs	12
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$59,087	+$24,278	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Real Estate	Bachelor's Degree	$94,027	+$59,218	clears the bar	$20,500	0.3 yrs	5
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Bachelor's Degree	$46,043	+$11,234	clears the bar	$24,200	2.2 yrs	4
Nursing	Master's Degree	$114,017 1-year earnings	+$79,208	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$100,110	+$65,301	clears the bar	$21,500	0.3 yrs	insufficient data
Law	Doctoral Degree	$121,715	+$86,906	clears the bar	$172,756	2.0 yrs	insufficient data
Law	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	152
Physical and Occupational Therapy	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	137
Curriculum and Instruction	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	130
Public Health	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	115
Nursing	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	77
Healthcare Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	38
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	36
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	36
Electrical and Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$17,450	insufficient data	21
Air Transportation	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Geology and Earth Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Applied Statistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Human Resources	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
IT Administration and Management	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Chemistry	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Nutrition Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Religion/Religious Studies	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Theology and Ministry	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Taxation	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Electrical and Computer Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
English	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Science Technologies/Technicians, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Journalism	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Museology/Museum Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Physics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Counseling Psychology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Business/Managerial Economics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Communications and Media	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Electrical and Computer Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Applied Statistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Sociology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Insurance	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Mathematics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Chemistry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Political Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Natural Resources and Conservation	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Computer Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Theatre	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Marketing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Area Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Applied Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Applied Statistics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Religious Music and Worship	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Geology and Earth Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Film and Photography	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
History	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Natural Resources and Conservation	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Mechanical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Physics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Psychology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Sociology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Music	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Statistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Philosophy	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Religious Music and Worship	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Political Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Business Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Information Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($34,809/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.