Baylor University
Baylor University is a private nonprofit college in Waco, TX. Its average net price is $44,441 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.
Money
Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year
Average Net Price by Family Income
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 to $30,000 | $45,498 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $24,146 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $33,908 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $38,607 |
| $110,001 and up | $50,541 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $63,001 |
| 8 years after entry | $67,599 |
| 10 years after entry | $72,408 |
Campus Facts
Programs and What They Pay
Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.
| Major | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | $75,366 n=122 | $15,750 n=138 |
| Air Transportation | $55,780 National median for this major n=5,818 | Not published |
| Anthropology | $34,245 National median for this major n=8,063 | $23,250 Small program - rough guide n=35 |
| Applied Mathematics | $66,131 National median for this major n=2,571 | Not published |
| Applied Statistics | $62,525 National median for this major n=37 | Not published |
| Area Studies | $38,972 National median for this major n=3,356 | Not published |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics | $41,014 National median for this major n=614 | Not published |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | $39,881 Small program - rough guide n=54 | $21,500 Small program - rough guide n=69 |
| Biology | $36,256 n=142 | $20,500 n=201 |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology | $62,548 National median for this major n=381 | Not published |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $66,981 n=125 | $19,500 n=138 |
| Business and Commerce | $75,807 Small program - rough guide n=30 | $12,000 Small program - rough guide n=36 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | $61,664 Small program - rough guide n=33 | $18,500 Small program - rough guide n=55 |
| Chemistry | $47,486 National median for this major n=10,597 | Not published |
| Classical and Ancient Studies | $33,774 National median for this major n=168 | Not published |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $33,198 National median for this major n=732 | Not published |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | $69,014 National median for this major n=5,201 | Not published |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | $32,846 National median for this major n=5,303 | $20,500 Small program - rough guide n=67 |
| Communications | $49,439 n=153 | $20,500 n=127 |
| Computer Science | $80,182 National median for this major n=35,263 | Not published |
| Data Science | $76,968 National median for this major n=322 | Not published |
| Design and Applied Arts | $39,422 National median for this major n=22,892 | $23,125 Small program - rough guide n=34 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $29,768 National median for this major n=14,923 | $21,500 Small program - rough guide n=35 |
| Economics | $60,917 National median for this major n=25,831 | Not published |
| Electrical and Computer Engineering | $84,056 National median for this major n=341 | Not published |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | $82,431 National median for this major n=15,396 | Not published |
| Engineering | $72,868 National median for this major n=2,850 | Not published |
| English Language and Literature, General | $36,147 National median for this major n=27,468 | Not published |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | $61,927 Small program - rough guide n=67 | $17,075 Small program - rough guide n=84 |
| Environmental Conservation | $40,925 National median for this major n=16,925 | $16,750 Small program - rough guide n=35 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General | $38,356 National median for this major n=2,406 | Not published |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | $31,110 National median for this major n=12,988 | $23,500 Small program - rough guide n=43 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | $77,600 n=125 | $19,500 n=133 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | $38,952 National median for this major n=2,176 | Not published |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations | $85,374 Small program - rough guide n=33 | Not published |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | $45,534 National median for this major n=4,652 | Not published |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $39,364 National median for this major n=755 | Not published |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities | $42,366 National median for this major n=288 | $19,625 Small program - rough guide n=49 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs | $36,488 Small program - rough guide n=93 | $18,767 n=186 |
| History | $36,701 Small program - rough guide n=30 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=39 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | $38,488 National median for this major n=12,256 | Not published |
| Human Resources Management and Services | $55,804 National median for this major n=11,775 | Not published |
| Insurance | $67,182 National median for this major n=1,506 | Not published |
| International Business | $56,014 National median for this major n=5,265 | Not published |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | $40,056 Small program - rough guide n=31 | $20,000 Small program - rough guide n=31 |
| Journalism | $49,805 Small program - rough guide n=68 | $19,374 Small program - rough guide n=42 |
| Languages and Linguistics | $33,703 National median for this major n=4,034 | Not published |
| Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| Management Information Systems and Services | $77,795 n=115 | $19,535 n=100 |
| Marketing | $63,435 n=129 | $19,500 n=147 |
| Mathematics | $52,843 National median for this major n=13,762 | Not published |
| Mechanical Engineering | $78,636 Small program - rough guide n=53 | $16,250 Small program - rough guide n=41 |
| Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $43,178 National median for this major n=246 | Not published |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | $41,297 National median for this major n=7,141 | $26,000 Small program - rough guide n=35 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | $47,819 National median for this major n=24,237 | Not published |
| Museology/Museum Studies | $30,075 National median for this major n=48 | Not published |
| Music | $33,156 National median for this major n=13,251 | $19,250 Small program - rough guide n=32 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | $37,432 Small program - rough guide n=47 | $23,500 Small program - rough guide n=73 |
| Philosophy | $37,154 National median for this major n=6,052 | Not published |
| Physics | $52,079 National median for this major n=4,999 | Not published |
| Political Science and Government | $43,363 n=104 | $22,064 n=126 |
| Psychology | $42,775 Small program - rough guide n=90 | $21,500 n=150 |
| Public Health | $42,733 National median for this major n=16,894 | $21,587 Small program - rough guide n=30 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | $37,545 National median for this major n=12,384 | Not published |
| Registered Nursing | $78,845 n=400 | $25,113 n=470 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | $28,307 National median for this major n=4,315 | Not published |
| Religious Music and Worship | $35,829 National median for this major n=364 | Not published |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | $35,087 National median for this major n=7,289 | Not published |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $40,236 National median for this major n=8,855 | Not published |
| Science Technologies/Technicians, General | $64,275 National median for this major n=36 | Not published |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $41,787 National median for this major n=353 | Not published |
| Social Work | $41,160 National median for this major n=17,635 | Not published |
| Sociology | $40,712 National median for this major n=29,430 | $24,125 Small program - rough guide n=36 |
| Special Education and Teaching | $46,673 National median for this major n=10,747 | Not published |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations | $52,622 Small program - rough guide n=39 | Not published |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | $36,523 Small program - rough guide n=61 | $21,960 Small program - rough guide n=90 |
| Statistics | $68,688 National median for this major n=3,096 | Not published |
| Studio Art | $31,108 National median for this major n=25,748 | Not published |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $54,373 Small program - rough guide n=54 | $17,500 Small program - rough guide n=51 |
| Teaching | $49,121 Small program - rough guide n=44 | $20,857 Small program - rough guide n=36 |
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