Major Programs and Completers by Degrees

Degree Programs Overview

As of 2026, Wayland Baptist University offers 122 degree programs through Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 47 programs can be conferred by distance learning.

A total of 771 students completed certificate or degree programs between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024 at Wayland Baptist. 411 students completed bachelor's programs and 219 completed master's programs.

The following table summarizes the number of major programs by offered degrees with number of completers( graduates ) at Wayland Baptist. It only includes students who completed a program as the first major.

Total Number of Programs and Completers By Degree
	Total Programs	Online Programs	Completers
	Total Programs	Online Programs	Total	Men	Women
Associate's	17	11	124	56	68
Bachelor's	65	17	411	182	229
Master's	25	12	219	107	112
Doctor's	3	3	17	7	10
Post-Graduate Certificate	11	4	-	-	-
At least 12-weeks but less than 1-Year Certificate	1	NOT OFFERED	-	-	-

Programs with Highest Earning After Graduation

The following table lists the best programs with the highest salary after graduation from Wayland Baptist University. Note that the average salary and debt is based on 2020 data from College Scorecard.

The Business Administration, Management and Operations program has the highest salary ($45,669) after graduation and the Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities program is reported as the second-highest earning program with a $38,448 average salary.

Bachelor
Master

Bachelor Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study	Average Salary (2020)		Average Loan Debt
Field of Study	Yearly	Monthly	Yearly	Monthly
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$45,669	$3,806	$21,875	$232
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$38,448	$3,204	$18,056	$191
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$36,562	$3,047	$24,145	$256
Human Services	$29,652	$2,471	$25,000	$265

Master Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study	Average Salary (2020)		Average Loan Debt
Field of Study	Yearly	Monthly	Yearly	Monthly
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$66,005	$5,500	$40,085	$456

Popular Programs with Most Completers

Following programs are popular with most enrolled students at Wayland Baptist University.

At the school, the Business Administration and Management Bachelor program has the most completers of 142 and the Business Administration and Management Master program has the second most completers of 90 students.

Popular Associate Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)	31	14	17
Business Administration and Management	29	14	15
Human Services	19	3	16
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	17	12	5
Cybersecurity Defense Strategy/Policy	4	2	2
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	4	-	4
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations (other)	4	4	-
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods	3	1	2
Humanities/Humanistic Studies	3	-	3
Elementary Education and Teaching	3	-	3

Popular Bachelor Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Business Administration and Management	142	70	72
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	50	29	21
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)	37	24	13
Human Services	34	5	29
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	23	6	17
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	21	1	20
Christian Studies	15	11	4
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	14	3	11
Elementary Education and Teaching	14	1	13
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	10	2	8

Popular Master Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Business Administration and Management	90	48	42
Christian Studies	24	16	8
Curriculum and Instruction	23	11	12
Clinical Psychology	20	5	15
Public Administration	17	11	6
Human Services	14	2	12
Organizational Leadership	11	7	4
Legal Studies	6	3	3
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	6	3	3
History	3	-	3

Popular Doctoral Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Business Administration and Management	17	7	10

Field of Study by Degree and Number of Completers

Below tables describes the major programs by offered degrees. You can check the online learning availability of each programs with number of completers. By expanding each table, you can view the major programs in the area of study that you select.

What is Natural Resources and Conservation program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Food Science	NOT OFFERED	1^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Architecture program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Environmental Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Environmental Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Communication and Journalism program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology	NOT OFFERED	1^ONLINE	1^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Computer and Information Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Mass Communication/Media Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Education program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Computer and Information Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Engineering Technology program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Curriculum and Instruction	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	23^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	0
Educational Leadership and Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Superintendency and Educational System Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Educational Assessment, Testing, and Measurement	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Special Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Elementary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	3	14	0	NOT OFFERED	0
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Secondary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	21	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods	NOT OFFERED	3	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Art Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
English/Language Arts Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Music Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Social Studies Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Trade and Industrial Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
History Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Legal Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Spanish Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is English Language and Literature program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Legal Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Advanced Legal Research/Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
English Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	1^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
General Studies	NOT OFFERED	0	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Humanities/Humanistic Studies	NOT OFFERED	3^ONLINE	5^ONLINE	2^ONLINE	0	NOT OFFERED
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)	NOT OFFERED	31^ONLINE	37	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Mathematics and Statistics program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Biology/Biological Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Molecular Biology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Military Technologies and Applied Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Mathematics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Intelligence	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations (other)	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Behavioral Sciences	NOT OFFERED	0	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Philosophy and Religious Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	NOT OFFERED	3	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Theology and Religious Vocations program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Christian Studies	NOT OFFERED	0	15^ONLINE	24^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	0

What is Physical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Religious Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Theology/Theological Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Psychology program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Chemistry	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Geology/Earth Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

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

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Clinical Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	20	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Counseling Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Human Services program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	NOT OFFERED	17^ONLINE	50^ONLINE	6^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Cybersecurity Defense Strategy/Policy	NOT OFFERED	4^ONLINE	10^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Social Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Human Services	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	34^ONLINE	14^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Community Organization and Advocacy	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Public Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	17^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Visual and Performing Arts program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
American Government and Politics (United States	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Sociology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

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

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Graphic Design	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Musical Theatre	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Art/Art Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Fine/Studio Arts	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Music	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Music Performance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Keyboard Instruments	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Business program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	NOT OFFERED	4^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Athletic Training/Trainer	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Nursing Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	23	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Nursing Practice	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED

What is History program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	29^ONLINE	142^ONLINE	90^ONLINE	17^ONLINE	0
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	NOT OFFERED	2	7^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Project Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Organizational Leadership	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Banking and Financial Support Services	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business Statistics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Digital Marketing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is History program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	29^ONLINE	142^ONLINE	90^ONLINE	17^ONLINE	0
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	NOT OFFERED	2	7^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Project Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Organizational Leadership	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Banking and Financial Support Services	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business Statistics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Digital Marketing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
History	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	3^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

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Major Programs and Degree Completers at Wayland Baptist

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Field of Study by Degree and Number of Completers

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