Programs & majors brief
Baylor University Majors & Programs
Which majors earn the most at Baylor?
62 of 62 programs shown
Each bar is a field’s median. Program size counts degrees awarded, not unique people or the earnings sample.
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| Program | Degrees awarded | 4-yr earnings | Field rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science small degree count | 18 | $128,411 | — |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations | 28 | $125,167 | — |
| Business/Commerce, General | 60 | $124,434 | — |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 181 | $102,812 | — |
| Accounting and Related Services | 148 | $102,011 | — |
| Management Information Systems and Services | 134 | $96,148 | — |
| Real Estate small degree count | 5 | $94,027 | — |
| Mechanical Engineering | 65 | $92,990 | — |
| Mathematics | 24 | $89,618 | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 317 | $89,510 | — |
| Human Resources Management and Services | 30 | $89,102 | — |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | 73 | $86,363 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 157 | $85,961 | — |
| Business/Managerial Economics | 57 | $84,808 | — |
| Engineering, General small degree count | 13 | $84,689 | — |
| Marketing | 188 | $78,398 | — |
| International Business | 22 | $71,071 | — |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs | 155 | $68,460 | — |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | 53 | $67,484 | — |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations | 43 | $67,066 | — |
| Chemistry small degree count | 17 | $65,293 | — |
| Psychology, General | 128 | $65,090 | — |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | 79 | $63,909 | — |
| Journalism | 67 | $63,622 | — |
| Design and Applied Arts | 25 | $63,522 | — |
| Political Science and Government | 104 | $61,578 | — |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | 29 | $59,701 | — |
| Communication and Media Studies | 176 | $58,915 | — |
| Social Work | 24 | $58,293 | — |
| Sociology | 34 | $57,822 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | 37 | $57,434 | — |
| Biology, General | 246 | $57,155 | — |
| History | 42 | $57,006 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 60 | $56,476 | — |
| English Language and Literature, General | 28 | $54,367 | — |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | 65 | $53,927 | — |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | 20 | $51,727 | — |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | 92 | $51,273 | — |
| Anthropology | 31 | $50,699 | — |
| Fine and Studio Arts | 31 | $50,253 | — |
| Religion/Religious Studies | 26 | $50,002 | — |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | 69 | $49,661 | — |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | 34 | $46,979 | — |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | 29 | $45,706 | — |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services small degree count | 17 | $45,554 | — |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 66 | $44,995 | — |
| Music | 30 | $40,017 | — |
| Special Education and Teaching small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Electrical and Computer Engineering | 30 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count | 15 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | 21 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Applied Statistics small degree count | 16 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Philosophy | 27 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Science Technologies/Technicians, General small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Air Transportation small degree count | 19 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | 36 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Public Health | 41 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities | 36 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Insurance small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings
What are the largest programs at Baylor?
Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. Program data and definitions
How do Baylor majors rank nationally?
National program ranks are not reported for this school.
Further analysis
Earnings four years after completing a degree at Baylor University vary sharply by field, and Azimuth's program pages are built to surface that variation. The university has 47 programs with published earnings data, and the degree mix is anchored by three families: Business accounts for 30.9% of bachelor's degrees awarded, Health Professions for 17.2%, and Biological Sciences for 10.4%.
The largest single program is Nursing, at 317 degrees awarded in a year, with a median of $89,510 four years after completion. Finance is smaller at 181 degrees awarded but posts a higher median of $102,812.
The highest earnings belong to a much smaller program: Computer Science graduates earn $128,411, from 18 degrees awarded a year. The program pages let a reader weigh the largest fields against the best-paid ones.
Data & methodology
Sources and reporting periods: methodology.
Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.
Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.
Figure notes link to sources and limitations. About College Azimuth.