Graduate School Tuition at Wayland Baptist University

Wayland Baptist University is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in Plainview, TX. It offers 36 graduate programs - 24 Master's, 1 Doctorate, 6 Post-bachelor's, and 5 Post-master's. The 2024 average tuition & fees of graduate programs is $15,954 for all graduate students. A total of 703 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 2,978 students at Wayland Baptist.

Wayland Baptist offers online graduate programs and 486 out of 703 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

You can find Wayland Baptist's health profession programs at health professions information page.

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Graduate Program Overview

Wayland Baptist University is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in Plainview, Texas. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs.

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $15,954. It offers thirty-six (36) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	Wayland Baptist University
Type	four-years, private (not-for-profit)
Address	1900 W. 7th Street, Plainview, TX
Graduate School Students	818 students 486 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)	$15,954
Student to Faculty	8:1 (12.50%)
Number of Offered Graduate Programs	Total 36 Graduate Programs 24 Master's, 1 Doctorate, 11 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Wayland Baptist University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs.

The tuition & fees is $15,954 for all students.The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $805.

2024 Tuition & Fees

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	Amounts
Tuition	$14,598
Fees	$1,356
Cost per Credit	$805
Books & Supplies	$780
Room & Board	$9,356 (On-Campus) / $13,500 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$3,300 (On-Campus) / $3,300 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$29,390
Off-Campus Total	$33,534

Tuition Trends

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2019-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Tuition & Fees	$14,322	$14,710	$15,232	$15,538	$15,954

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

Wayland Baptist University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 36 major areas - 24 Master's (20 online programs), 1 Doctorate (1 online programs), 6 Post-Bachelor'(3 online programs), 5 Post-Master'(5 online programs).

300 students have been conferred Master's degree and 8 students have received Doctorate degree last year. The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.

Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Bachelor's	Post-Master's
Total	300	8	-	-
Men	125	5	-	-
Women	175	3	-	-

Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ^ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Curriculum and Instruction	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	^ONLINE	^ONLINE
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Elementary Education and Teaching		NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Business

what is Business program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business Administration and Management	^ONLINE	^ONLINE	^ONLINE	^ONLINE
Salary After Completing	$57,000	-	-
Banking and Financial Support Services	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Curriculum and Instruction	42^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	^ONLINE	^ONLINE
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Educational Administration and Supervision (other)	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Educational Assessment, Testing, and Measurement	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Special Education and Teaching	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Elementary Education and Teaching		NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Legal Studies

what is Legal Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Advanced Legal Research/Studies	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

English Language and Literature

what is English Language and Literature program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
English Language and Literature	4^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities

what is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Humanities/Humanistic Studies	4^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Philosophy and Religious Studies

what is Philosophy and Religious Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Christian Studies	21^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	^ONLINE
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Theology and Religious Vocations

what is Theology and Religious Vocations program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Theology/Theological Studies	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Psychology

what is Psychology program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Clinical Psychology	15	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Counseling Psychology	18	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

what is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	12^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Human Services

what is Human Services program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Public Administration	29^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Nursing Education	1^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Business

what is Business program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business Administration and Management	103^ONLINE	^ONLINE	^ONLINE	^ONLINE
Salary After Completing	$57,000	-	-
Project Management	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Organizational Leadership	14^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

History

what is History program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
History	9^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Curriculum and Instruction	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	^ONLINE	^ONLINE
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Superintendency and Educational System Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	^ONLINE
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Legal Studies

what is Legal Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS

Philosophy and Religious Studies

what is Philosophy and Religious Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Christian Studies	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	^ONLINE
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Business

what is Business program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business Administration and Management	^ONLINE	^ONLINE	^ONLINE	^ONLINE
Salary After Completing	$57,000	-	-

Visual and Performing Arts

what is Visual and Performing Arts program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Keyboard Instruments	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Graduate Student Population

Total 3,508 students enrolled in Wayland Baptist University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 818 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees.

By gender, it has 348 male and 470 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 336 full-time and 482 part-time students in graduate schools.

It offers online degree programs and 486 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 160 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	818	336	482
Men Students	348	136	212
Women Students	470	200	270

By race/ethnicity 298 White, 187 Black, and 17 Asian students are attending at Wayland Baptist University. The detailed graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
	Total	Men	Women
Total	818	348	470
American Indian or Native American	7	0	7
Asian	10	7	187
Black	187	94	93
Hispanic	229	72	157
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	25	11	14
White	298	131	167
Tow or More Races	33	16	17
Race Unknown	9	6	3

9 students are younger than 22 and 366 students are older than 65. The school has 116 students aged between 22 and 30 and 212 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total	818
21 & Under	9
22-24	44
25-29	72
30-34	101
35-39	111
40 & Over	366

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field.

At Wayland Baptist, 486 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 160 students are enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	703
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	486
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	160
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	57

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	486
Texas Resident	298
Other State In U.S.	187
Outside of U.S.	1

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