Degrees & Programs
It is the applicant's responsibility to be sure that all materials are submitted by the deadline stated by the department. Not all programs fall under the purview of Baylor's Graduate School. For a full list of colleges and schools, click here.
Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner:
D.N.P.
Deadline:
See program page.
American Studies: M.A.
Deadline:
Fall - February 15
Spring - December 1
Summer - May 1
Anesthesia Nursing:
D.N.P.
Army-Baylor
Deadline:
See program page.
At Fort Sam Houston
Anthropology:
Ph.D.
Deadline:
January 5
Admits Fall Only
Applied Behavior Analysis: See Educational Psychology M.A., M.S.Ed., or Ph.D.
Deadline:
See ABA Application Information
Athletic Training: M.A.T.
Deadline:
Early Enrollment - Nov. 1
Final - Apr. 1
Each cohort begins Summer 1
Biology:
M.S.
Deadline:
January 5
Earlier submissions encouraged.
Admits Fall Only
Biology:
Ph.D.
Deadline:
January 5
Earlier submissions encouraged.
Admits Fall Only
Biology -
Health Professions Program:
M.A.
Deadline:
February 15
Admits Summer I Only
Biomedical Engineering: M.S.B.M.E.
Deadline:
rolling admissions
Business - Entrepreneurship:
Ph.D.
Deadline:
January 15
Admits Fall Only
Business - Accountancy:
M.Acc.
Deadline:
See program page.
Business - Business Analytics:
M.S.
Deadline:
Business -
Executive MBA - Dallas:
M.B.A.
Deadline:
See program page.
Business - Executive MBA
in Healthcare - Dallas:
M.B.A.
Deadline:
See program page.
Business -
Full Time MBA:
M.B.A.
Deadline:
See program page.
Business -
Online MBA:
M.B.A.
Deadline:
See program page.
Business -
Online MBA
in Cyber Security:
M.B.A.
Deadline:
See program page.
Business - Online MBA in Executive Communication:
M.B.A.
Deadline:
See program page.
Business - Online MBA in Global Trade and Supply Chain Management:
M.B.A.
Deadline:
See program page.
Business -
Online MBA
in Marketing:
M.B.A.
Deadline:
See program page.
Business - Healthcare Administration: M.B.A.
Deadline:
See program page.
Business -
Health Services Research: Ph.D.
Deadline:
April 1 preferred.
After April 1, contact GPD to see if openings remain
Admits Fall Only
Business - Information Systems:
M.S.
Deadline:
See program page.
Business - Information Systems:
Ph.D.
Deadline:
January 15
Admits Fall Only
Business - Taxation:
M.Tax.
Deadline:
See program page.
Chemistry & Biochemistry:
Ph.D.
Deadline:
January 5
Earlier submissions encouraged.
Admits Fall Only
Church Music:
M.M.
Deadline:
Fall (financial aid priority) - February 1
Spring - October 15
Church Music:
D.M.A.
Deadline:
February 1
Earlier submissions encouraged.
Admits Fall semester only.
Church Music:
Ph.D.
Deadline:
February 1
Earlier submissions encouraged.
Admits Fall semester only.
Clinical Psychology:
Psy.D.
Deadline:
December 1
Each cohort begins Summer Session II
Collaborative Piano:
M.M.
Deadline:
Fall (financial aid priority) - February 1
Spring - October 15
Communication: M.A.
Deadline:
Fall (priority for financial aid) - Feb. 1
Spring - Oct. 1
some rolling admissions
Communication Sciences & Disorders:
M.S.
Deadline:
Fall/Summer - January 15
Spring - September 15
Communication Sciences & Disorders Online:
M.S.
Deadline:
August 2022 cohort
Priority - May 31.; Final - June 28.
Communication Sciences & Disorders:
Ph.D.
Deadline:
Fall/Summer - January 15
Spring - September 15
Composition (Music):
M.M.
Deadline:
Fall (financial aid priority) - February 1
Spring - October 15
Computer Science: M.S.C.S.
Deadline:
Fall (eligible for financial aid) - Feb. 15
Spring - October 1
Computer Science Online: M.S.C.S.
Deadline:
See program page.
Computer Science: Ph.D.
Deadline:
Fall (eligible for financial aid) - Feb. 15
Spring - October 1
Conducting (Music):
M.M.
Deadline:
Fall (financial aid priority) - February 1
Spring - October 15
Curriculum and Instruction (Education):
M.A.
Deadline:
Summer or Fall - February 1
Spring - October 15
Curriculum and Instruction (Education):
M.S.Ed.
Deadline:
Summer or Fall - February 1
Spring - October 15
Divinity-Education:
M.Div. with M.S.Ed. or M.A.
Joint Degree
Deadline:
See program page.
Curriculum and Teaching:
Ph.D.
Deadline:
Summer or Fall - February 1
Spring - October 15
Directing
(Theatre Arts):
M.F.A.
Deadline:
February 1
Admits Fall Only
Economics:
M.S.Eco.
Deadline:
Fall (eligible for financial aid) - March 1
Final - June 15
Admits Fall Only
Education Online - Learning & Organizational Change: Ed.D.
Deadline:
See program page.
Educational Leadership K-12: Ed.D.
Deadline:
Feb. 15, unless cohort fills prior to that time. Qualified candidates are reviewed as applications are received. Admits Summer 1 Only
Educational Psychology:
M.A.
Deadline:
Fall - February 1
Spring - November 1
ABA concentration begins in Summer
Educational Psychology:
M.S.Ed.
Deadline:
General: Feb. 1 for Fall entry
ABA concentration: Feb. 1 for Summer entry
Dec. 1 for Spring
Educational Psychology:
Ph.D.
Deadline:
December 1
Admits Fall Only
Electrical & Computer Engineering:
M.S.E.C.E.
Deadline:
Fall (financial aid priority) - Jan. 15
Spring - Dec. 1
some rolling admissions
Electrical & Computer Engineering:
Ph.D.
Deadline:
Fall (financial aid priority) - Jan. 15
Spring - Dec. 1
some rolling admissions
Engineering:
M.E.
Deadline:
rolling admissions
English:
M.A.
Deadline:
January 15
Admits Fall Only
English:
Ph.D.
Deadline:
January 15
Admits Fall Only
Environmental Science:
M.S.
Deadline:
January 5
Admits Fall Only
Environmental Science:
Ph.D.
Deadline:
Fall - January 5
Spring - December 1
Environmental Studies:
M.E.S.
Deadline:
January 5
Admits Fall Only
Exercise and Nutrition Sciences:
Ph.D.
Deadline:
Fall - February 1
Spring - October 1
Exercise Physiology:
M.S.
Deadline:
Fall (financial aid priority) - February 15
Fall (final) - April 1
Spring - October 1
Film & Digital Media: M.A.
Deadline:
Fall (priority for financial aid) - Feb. 1
Spring - Oct. 1
some rolling admissions
Geosciences:
M.S.
Deadline:
January 15
Admits Fall Only
Geosciences:
Ph.D.
Deadline:
January 15
Admits Fall Only
Gifted & Talented Education:
see Educational Psychology M.A., M.S.Ed. or Ph.D.
Deadline:
See degree program page.
Health & Business Administration:
M.H.A./M.B.A.
Army-Baylor
Deadline:
See program page.
At Fort Sam Houston
Higher Education and Student Affairs: M.S.Ed.
Deadline:
Preferred - December 1
Final - January 5
Cohort begins Summer Session II
Higher Education Studies & Leadership:
Ph.D.
Deadline:
February 1
Admits Fall Only
History:
M.A.
Deadline:
December 1
Admits Fall Only
History:
Ph.D.
Deadline:
December 1
Admits Fall Only
International Journalism:
M.I.J.
Deadline:
Fall - February 15
Spring - December 1
Summer - May 1
International Relations
(Political Science):
M.A.
Deadline:
Fall (eligible for financial aid) - December 15
Spring - September 15
Journalism,
Public Relations
and New Media:
M.A.
Deadline:
Fall - February 15
Spring - December 1
Summer - May 1
Mathematics:
Ph.D.
Deadline:
December 15
Admits Fall Only
Mechanical Engineering:
M.S.M.E.
Deadline:
Fall (financial aid priority) - Jan. 15
Spring - Dec. 1
Summer - May 1
some rolling admissions
Mechanical Engineering:
Ph.D.
Deadline:
Fall (financial aid priority) - Jan. 15
Spring - Dec. 1
Summer - May 1
some rolling admissions
Medical Science:
M.S.
Deadline:
See program page.
Museum Studies: M.A.
Deadline:
February 15 for financial aid priority
Admits Fall Only
Musicology:
M.M.
Deadline:
Fall (financial aid priority) - February 1
Spring - October 15
Music Theory:
M.M.
Deadline:
Fall (financial aid priority) - February 1
Spring - October 15
Executive Nurse Leadership:
D.N.P.
Deadline:
See program page.
Family Nurse Practitioner:
D.N.P.
Deadline:
See program page.
Nurse-Midwife:
D.N.P.
Deadline:
See program page.
Neonatal Nurse Practitioner:
D.N.P.
Deadline:
See program page.
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner:
D.N.P.
Deadline:
See program page.
Nutrition:
M.S.
Army-Baylor
Deadline:
See program page.
At Fort Sam Houston
Nutrition Sciences:
M.S.
Deadline:
Fall - February 15
Spring - November 15
Occupational Therapy:
D.Sc.O.T.
Army-Baylor
Deadline:
See program page.
At Brooke Army Med. Ctr.
Occupational Therapy:
O.T.D.
Deadline:
See program page.
Orthopaedic Phys. Therapy - Brooke:
D.Sc.P.T.
Army-Baylor
Deadline:
See program page.
At Brooke Army Med. Ctr.
Performance (Music):
M.M.
Deadline:
Fall (financial aid priority) - February 1
Spring - October 15
Philosophy:
Ph.D.
Deadline:
January 5
Admits Fall Only
Physical Therapy:
D.P.T.
Deadline:
Round 1 - May 15
Final - October 1
Admits Spring Only
Physical Therapy:
D.P.T.
Army-Baylor
Deadline:
See program page.
At Fort Sam Houston
Physician Assistant Studies:
P.A.
Army-Baylor
Deadline:
See program page.
At Brooke Army Med. Ctr.
Physics:
Ph.D.
Deadline:
January 15
Admits Fall Only
Piano Pedagogy and Performance:
M.M.
Deadline:
Fall (financial aid priority) - February 1
Spring - October 15
Political Science:
Ph.D.
Deadline:
Fall (eligible for financial aid) - December 15
Spring - September 15
Preaching:
Ph.D.
Deadline:
March 1
Admits Fall Only
Psychology and Neuroscience:
Ph.D.
Deadline:
December 1
Admits Fall Only
Public Health -
Residential:
M.P.H.
Deadline:
December 15
Admits Fall Only
Public Health - Online:
M.P.H.
Deadline:
See program page.
Public Health:
Ph.D.
Deadline:
See program page.
Public Policy & Administration (Political Science): M.A.
Deadline:
Fall (eligible for financial aid) - December 15
Spring - September 15
Quantitative Methods: See Educational Psychology Ph.D.
Deadline:
December 1
Admits Fall Only
Religion:
Ph.D.
Deadline:
December 15
Admits Fall Only
School Leadership: M.A.
Deadline:
March 1, 2022
Admits to Summer Only
School Psychology in Waco:
Ed.S.
Deadline:
February 1
Admits Fall Only
School Psychology in Dallas:
Ed.S.
Deadline:
February 1
Admits Fall Only
School Psychology:
Ph.D.
Deadline:
January 15
Admits Fall Only
Social Work -
Residential:
M.S.W.
Deadline:
Priority - February 1
Admits Fall Only
Social Work -
Online:
M.S.W.
Deadline:
See program page.
Social Work:
Ph.D.
Deadline:
February 1, 2023
Now accepting applications for Summer 2023 entry
Admits every other Summer
Sociology:
Ph.D.
Deadline:
January 15
Admits Fall Only
Spanish:
M.A.
Deadline:
February 1
Admits Fall Only
Sport Management:
M.S.Ed
Deadline:
Fall (priority for financial aid) - March 1
Summer/Spring -
rolling admissions
Sport Pedagogy:
M.S.
Deadline:
Fall (financial aid priority) - February 15
Fall (final) - April 1
Spring - October 1
Sports Medicine
Phys. Therapy -
West Point:
D.Sc.P.T.
Army-Baylor
Deadline:
See program page.
At West Point
Statistical Science:
M.S. (Professional)
Deadline:
January 15
Admits Summer & Fall Only
Statistical Science:
M.S. (Traditional)
Deadline:
January 15
Admits Summer & Fall Only
Statistical Science:
Ph.D.
Deadline:
January 15
Admits Summer Only
Teaching: M.A.T.
Deadline:
Summer or Fall - March 15
Spring - October 15
Some rolling admissions
Theatre Studies:
M.A.
Deadline:
March 1
Admits Fall Only