Baylor University Other Interdisciplinary Studies (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt
- Bachelor's in Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
- Private nonprofit university
- Waco, TX
- About 72 graduates a year
College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025
The short answer
Baylor University other interdisciplinary studies graduates earn less than graduates of most other interdisciplinary studies programs nationally, $31,994 in their first year. Where this program stands out is debt. The typical graduate leaves with $19,500 in federal loans, less than at 84% of other interdisciplinary studies programs in the country. Debt is low, but pay is also below the Texas median of $48,381.
How it compares
Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The Texas and national columns are the medians across all other interdisciplinary studies bachelor's programs that report the figure.
Five years out, Baylor University graduates earn about the national figure and about the same as the Texas median.
Debt and first-year pay at every Texas other interdisciplinary studies program
Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Texas medians.
Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.
What graduates earn over time
Pay rises about 74% between the first and fifth year.
Year 1 and year 5 figures come from different graduating classes, so the growth rate is an estimate.
Paying back the loans
On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $207 a month, or 7.8% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.
Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth
59% of graduates (17 of 29) were working in Texas one year after graduating. Prices in the Waco area are about 7% below the national average, so a $31,994 salary here buys what about $34,569 buys in a typical US city.
About Baylor University
Other Interdisciplinary Studies ranks 31st of 45 bachelor's programs at Baylor University by first-year earnings. The top three are Sales and Merchandising ($84,271), Computer Science ($82,714), and Electrical Engineering ($82,475).
Other other interdisciplinary studies bachelor's programs near Waco
Common questions
The median graduate earns $31,994 one year after graduating and $55,617 five years after. The median across other interdisciplinary studies bachelor's programs in Texas is $48,381.
The median federal loan balance is $19,500, which ranks 6th lowest of 39 other interdisciplinary studies bachelor's programs in Texas. That works out to about $207 a month over 10 years.
On the numbers, yes for most students. Debt equals 61% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 65%. If the highest possible early salary is the main goal, several Texas programs report higher pay, usually with more debt.
Most do. 59% (17 of 29) were working in Texas one year after graduating.
About this data
- Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid (grants or loans).
- Earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school. Graduates who went straight to further study are not included.
- Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
- Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Texas comparisons when their main campus is in another state.
- Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.
- School-level numbers like tuition, admission rate, and graduation rate are for the whole school, not the other interdisciplinary studies program.
Sources
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
- Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
- NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024