Graduate Programs at Wayland Baptist University

Graduate School Overview

Wayland Baptist University (referred to as Wayland Baptist) is a Private, 4 years school located in Plainview, TX. It is classified as a Master's College and University (larger programs) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship.

The school is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (1/1/1956 - Current).

Wayland Baptist Directory Information
School Name	Wayland Baptist University (Wayland Baptist)
Address	1900 W. 7th Street, Plainview, TX 79072
Phone	806-291-1000
Web	https://www.wbu.edu
Online Application	https://apply.wbu.edu
Financial Info	https://www.wbu.edu/financial-aid

The 2022 graduate school tuition & fees at Wayland Baptist University is $15,232 in average. The school has 818 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 3,508 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 83 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Research). Among them, 37 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2022 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$15,232
Student Population	818
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Research)
Number of Programs	83 graduate programs (37 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	9 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Wayland Baptist University is $15,232 in average for the academic year 2021-2022. The tuition per credit hour is $772.

Wayland Baptist University offers the alternative tuition plans.

Wayland Baptist University offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.

On its campus, remedial services, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	37 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	Study abroad Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Remedial services Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers

2022 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2021-2022, the graduate school tuition & fees of Wayland Baptist University is $15,232. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 3.55% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2021-2022 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2021-2022 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Tuition	Fees
2017-2018	$11,250	$1,200
2018-2019	$11,520	$1,210
2019-2020	$13,104	$1,218
2020-2021	$13,482	$1,228
2021-2022	$13,896	$1,336

The graduate school tuition & fees of Wayland Baptist is average compared to private graduate schools in Texas. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,225 and the Texas graduate tuition is $17,931 (public) / $18,014 (private).

The next table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Wayland Baptist University	$15,232
All Graduate Schools	$15,964	$19,225
Public	$11,349	$20,502
Private	$19,232
Texas Graduate Schools	$13,335	$17,838
Public	$8,239	$17,931
Private	$18,014

For academic year 2021-2022, the living costs are $12,666 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Wayland Baptist University. On-campus living costs are decreased by -2.75% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $15,726. Off-campus living costs are increased by 3.08% compared to previous academic year.

2021-2022 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2017-2018	$7,296	$4,256	$11,000	$4,256
2018-2019	$7,992	$4,256	$11,000	$4,256
2019-2020	$8,342	$4,256	$11,000	$4,256
2020-2021	$8,768	$4,256	$11,000	$4,256
2021-2022	$8,416	$4,250	$11,476	$4,250

For academic year 2021-2022, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $772 at Wayland Baptist University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 3.07% compared to previous academic year.

2021-2022 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2017-2018	$625
2018-2019	$640
2019-2020	$728
2020-2021	$749
2021-2022	$772

Graduate Programs at Wayland Baptist

Wayland Baptist University offers 24 graduate programs for Master's and Doctorate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 391 students have completed their study at Wayland Baptist University.

Offered Degrees at Wayland Baptist University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	23	18	390
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	1	1	1
Total	24	19	391

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Wayland Baptist University by award level.

The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 181 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Business Administration and Management program with 7 completers.

Master's
Doctorate

Popular Master's Programs at Wayland Baptist University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✔	181	$57,000
Business Administration and Management	✔	160	$57,000
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	69	-
Public Administration	✔	59	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	47	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Wayland Baptist University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✔	7	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	1	-

Wayland Baptist University offers 24 programs through Master's and Doctorate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 391 students have completed their graduate studies.

390 students have earned/completed Master's program.

Master's
Doctorate (Research)

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (7 completers)	76 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	69	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	0	-
Educational Administration and Supervision (other)	✔	0	-
Educational Assessment, Testing, and Measurement	✔	0	-
Special Education and Teaching	✔	0	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	7	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✔	0	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✔	0	-
Legal Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	0 completers	-
Advanced Legal Research/Studies	✔	0	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✔ (1 completers)	3 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✔	3	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✔ (1 completers)	5 completers	-
Humanities/Humanistic Studies	✔	5	-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	19 completers	-
Christian Studies	✔	19	-
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✔ (1 completers)	0 completers	-
Theology/Theological Studies	✔	0	-
Psychology [+]	✕	36 completers	-
Clinical Psychology	✕	10	-
Counseling Psychology	✕	26	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✔ (1 completers)	12 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✔	12	-
Human Services [+]	✔ (1 completers)	38 completers	-
Public Administration	✔	38	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	1 completers	-
	✔	1	-
Business [+]	✔ (2 completers)	188 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	181	$57,000
Project Management	✔	0	-
Organizational Leadership	✕	7	-
History [+]	✔	7 completers	-
History	✔	7	-
	Total	390

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business [+]	✔	1 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	1	-
	Total	1

Graduate Student Population at Wayland Baptist

For academic year 2021-2022, total 818 students enrolled into Wayland Baptist University graduate schools where it has total 3,508 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 336 full-time and 482 part-time graduate students. By gender, 348 male and 470 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	818	348	470
Full-time	336	136	200
Part-tme	482	212	270

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

There are 298 White (36.43%), 187 Black/African American (22.86%), 229 Hispanic (28.00%), 17 Asian (2.08%), and 87 students with other races. 13 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	818	348	470
American Indian/Native American	7	0	7
Asian	17	10	7
Black/African American	187	94	93
Hispanic	229	72	157
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	25	11	14
White	298	131	167
Two More	33	16	17
Un-Known	9	6	3
Non-resident Alien	13	8	5

Wayland Baptist University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 556 graduate students (67.97% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 188 graduate students (22.98% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	818
Enrolled Online Exclusively	556
Enrolled Some Online Courses	188
Not in Online Courses	74

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Wayland Baptist University. 48 students are aged 20 to 24 (5.87% of total students), 2 students are aged below 20 (0.24%), 166 students are aged above 50 (20.29%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Wayland Baptist University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	818	348	470
Age 18-19	2	0	2
Age 20-21	3	0	3
Age 22-24	45	14	31
Age 25-29	94	31	63
Age 30-34	113	47	66
Age 35-39	139	60	79
Age 40-49	256	109	147
Age 50-64	154	81	73
Over 64	12	6	6

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