Computer Science at Baylor University

If you plan to study computer science, 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 approximately 19,297 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 36 computer science majors received their bachelor's degree from Baylor.

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

Baylor Computer Science Degrees Available

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

Baylor Computer Science Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The computer science major at Baylor is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer Science. 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
	44
Best General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	57
	60
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	81
	92
Best General Computer Science Schools	96
Best Value General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	146
Most Popular General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	197
Most Focused General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	223
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	230
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	254
Best Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	279
Best Value General Computer Science Schools	336
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	565
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	656

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in computer science from Baylor. This makes it the #197 most popular school for computer science master’s degree candidates in the country.

Computer Science Student Demographics at Baylor

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

Baylor Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 36 students earned a bachelor's degree in computer science from Baylor. About 17% of these graduates were women and the other 83% were men.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer 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 computer science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	27
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Baylor Computer Science Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 computer science majors earned their master's degree from Baylor. Of these graduates, 88% were men and 13% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Careers That Computer Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer 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
Software Applications Developers	71,260	$108,760
Systems Software Developers	28,720	$110,740
Computer Workers	25,620	$90,290
Computer and Information Systems Managers	22,350	$154,650
Computer Programmers	20,960	$91,970

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.