Baylor University’s Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences Launches New Scholarships for Online and Hybrid Graduate Students
As higher education costs continue to rise across the nation, Baylor University’s Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences has announced the launch of a new scholarship initiative designed to support incoming students in the College’s online and hybrid graduate programs.
The multi-year, multi-million scholarship initiative will provide financial support across Baylor’s Doctor of Physical Therapy, Doctor of Occupational Therapy, Master of Physician Assistant Studies*, online Master of Science in Communication Sciences and Disorders, and Master of Science in Medical Science programs.
“I am thrilled that we have an opportunity to help support some of our students in their graduate school journey through this new initiative,” said Crystal Diaz-Espinoza, PhD, Director of Graduate Enrollment for Robbins College. “We have so many excited students who tell us that attending Baylor is their dream. I am grateful to Dean Carter for helping to make this dream a reality for many students by providing them with financial support.”
The “Dean’s Scholarship” will be a competitive scholarship awarded to a select number of incoming students, beginning with those enrolling in Fall 2025. All students admitted into a Robbins College online or hybrid program will be eligible for consideration for a scholarship award.
With the launch of this new initiative, all Robbins College graduate programs now offer some form of financial support for incoming students, whether through scholarships or tuition remission.
“Increasing scholarship support for both undergraduate and graduate students is one of our top strategic priorities, and I am excited that we are hitting the ground running through this initiative,” said Jason R. Carter, PhD, Dean of Robbins College. “We are grateful for the opportunity to invest in the futures of our Robbins College graduate students.”
Prospective students are encouraged to connect with a Robbins College Graduate Enrollment Coordinator to make an appointment and learn more about scholarship opportunities for their program of interest.
*Baylor University has applied for Accreditation - Provisional from the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA). Baylor University anticipates matriculating its first class in October 2025, pending achieving Accreditation - Provisional status at the June 2025 ARC-PA meeting. Accreditation - Provisional is an accreditation status granted when the plans and resource allocation, if fully implemented as planned, of a proposed program that has not yet enrolled students appear to demonstrate the program’s ability to meet the ARC-PA Standards or when a program holding accreditation-provisional status appears to demonstrate continued progress in complying with the Standards as it prepares for the graduation of the first class (cohort) of students.
ABOUT ROBBINS COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SCIENCES AT BAYLOR UNIVERSITY
Established in 2014, Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences seeks to enhance health, quality of life, and human flourishing for all individuals and communities through education, research, and innovation. It includes six academic departments—Communication Sciences and Disorders; Health, Human Performance, and Recreation; Human Sciences and Design; Occupational Therapy; Physical Therapy; and Public Health—along with the Division of Health Professions, which houses the Master of Physician Assistant Studies program. Robbins College offers 13 bachelor’s degrees, eight master’s degrees, and six doctoral degrees, as well as nine graduate programs in partnership with the U.S. Army. Graduate programs in Robbins College are offered in a variety of modalities, including on campus, online, and hybrid.