Nursing at Baylor University

If you plan to study nursing, take a look at what Baylor University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Baylor is located in Waco, Texas and has a total student population of 19,297. Of the 267 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Baylor University in 2021, 267 of them were nursing majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Nursing section at the bottom of this page.

Baylor Nursing Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
• Master’s Degree in Nursing
• Doctorate Degree in Nursing

Baylor Nursing Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks nursing programs across the country. The following shows how Baylor performed in these rankings.

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 nursing major at Baylor is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Nursing. 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 Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	57
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	125
Most Focused Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	141
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	177
Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	180
Most Popular Nursing Schools	194
	231
	247
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	347
Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	347
Best Nursing Schools	485
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	522
Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	538
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	579
	628
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	655
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	950
Most Focused Nursing Schools	1,270
	1,294
Best Value Nursing Schools	1,747

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in nursing from Baylor. This makes it the #523 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 49 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #57 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from Baylor Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Baylor is $63,243. This is 1% higher than $62,880, which is the national average for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

Nursing Student Demographics at Baylor

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

Baylor Nursing Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 267 nursing majors earned their bachelor's degree from Baylor. Of these graduates, 9% were men and 91% were women.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at Baylor are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities in its nursing bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	30
Black or African American	20
Hispanic or Latino	44
White	152
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

Baylor Nursing Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 nursing majors earned their master's degree from Baylor. Of these graduates, 20% were men and 80% were women.

In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 4% 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 nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	1
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Baylor also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 49 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Nursing

Nursing majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Baylor University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	267
Nurse Anesthetist	36
Nursing Practice	10
Nursing Administration	5
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery	3

Related Majors

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing 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
Registered Nurses	210,350	$72,890
Medical and Health Services Managers	30,010	$105,450
Nurse Practitioners	12,020	$111,060
Nurse Anesthetists	6,140	$158,510
Nursing Instructors and Professors	3,900	$71,780

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.