Accounting at Baylor University

If you plan to study accounting, 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 17,217. In the 2018-2019 academic year, 232 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from Baylor.

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

Baylor Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• Master’s Degree in Accounting

Baylor Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting 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 accounting major at Baylor is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Accounting. 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 Accounting Schools	31
Best Accounting Schools	79
Most Focused Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	83
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	131

In 2019, 101 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Baylor. This makes it the #46 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at Baylor

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

Baylor Accounting Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 51% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 49% went to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at Baylor since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting 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 accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	29
White	161
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

Baylor Accounting Master’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 101 students graduated with a master's degree in accounting from Baylor. About 48% were men and 52% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. Baylor does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Baylor, 77% 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 accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	78
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Baylor also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2019, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Accounting Grads May Go Into

A degree in accounting 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
Accountants and Auditors	115,270	$80,200
Credit Analysts	7,700	$81,540
Business Professors	6,060	$110,450
Budget Analysts	4,370	$77,900
Financial Examiners	4,210	$84,350

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.