General Communication Sciences & Disorders at Baylor University

If you are interested in studying general communication sciences and disorders, 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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 85 students received a bachelor's degree in communication science from Baylor.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Communication Sciences & Disorders section at the bottom of this page.

Baylor General Communication Sciences & Disorders Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication Science
• Master’s Degree in Communication Science

Baylor General Communication Sciences & Disorders Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communication science progam at Baylor compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communication science major at Baylor is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Communication Sciences & Disorders. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Communication Sciences & Disorders Master’s Degree Schools	2
Most Popular Communication Sciences & Disorders Schools	3
Best Communication Sciences & Disorders Master’s Degree Schools	6
Most Focused Communication Sciences & Disorders Schools	14
Best Communication Sciences & Disorders Schools	28
Best Communication Sciences & Disorders Bachelor’s Degree Schools	45
Best Value Communication Sciences & Disorders Master’s Degree Schools	46
	66
Best Value Communication Sciences & Disorders Schools	105
Best Value Communication Sciences & Disorders Bachelor’s Degree Schools	106

In 2021, 116 students received their master’s degree in communication science from Baylor. This makes it the #2 most popular school for communication science master’s degree candidates in the country.

Communication Science Student Demographics at Baylor

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

Baylor General Communication Sciences & Disorders Bachelor’s Program

Of the 85 communication science students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Baylor, about 2% were men and 98% were women.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication science at Baylor are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Baylor University with a bachelor's in communication science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	63
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Baylor General Communication Sciences & Disorders Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 116 students earned a master's degree in communication science from Baylor. About 99% of these graduates were women and the other 1% were men.

Of the students who received a communication science master's degree from Baylor, 69% 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 communication science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	24
White	80
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Baylor also has a doctoral program available in communication science. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Communication Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication science 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
Speech-Language Pathologists	14,330	$75,800
Health Specialties Professors	13,930	$139,540
Audiologists	770	$77,680

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.