Wayland Baptist University (Wayland Baptist) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Plainview, TX.
It offers 39 graduate programs - 25 Master's, 3 Doctorate, 6 Post-bachelor's, and 5 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $16,580.
A total of 722 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 2,809 students at Wayland Baptist. Wayland Baptist offers online graduate programs and 459 out of 722 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find Wayland Baptist's health profession programs at health professions information page.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $16,580. It offers thirty-nine (39) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Wayland Baptist University |
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| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
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| Address | 1900 W. 7th Street, Plainview, TX |
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| Graduate School Students | 699 students
459 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | $16,580 |
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| Student to Faculty | 10:1 (10.00%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 39 Graduate Programs
25 Master's, 3 Doctorate, 11 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Wayland Baptist University
The following tables describe 2024-2025 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 $16,580 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $838.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| Amounts |
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| Tuition | $15,084 |
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| Fees | $1,496 |
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| Cost per Credit | $838 |
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| Books & Supplies | $840 |
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| Room & Board | $9,654 (On-Campus) / $15,750 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $3,860 (On-Campus) / $3,860 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $30,934 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $37,030 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| Tuition & Fees | $14,710 | $15,232 | $15,538 | $15,954 | $16,580 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Wayland Baptist University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 39 major areas - 25 Master's (12 online programs), 3 Doctorate (3 online programs), 6 Post-Bachelor's (2 online programs), 5 Post-Master's (2 online programs). 225 students have been conferred Master's degree and 17 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 |
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| Total | 225 | 17 | - | - |
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| Men | 111 | 7 | - | - |
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| Women | 114 | 10 | - | - |
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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.
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| History | 3ONLINE |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
Wayland Baptist graduate schools have a total of 699 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 302 male and 397 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 286 full-time and 413 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 459 students enrolled through online exclusively and 129 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 224 White, 151 Black, and 25 Asian students are attending at Wayland Baptist University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
8 grad students are younger than 22 and 360 students are older than 65. It has 178 students aged between 22 and 30 and 176 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 699 |
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| Men | 302 |
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| Women | 397 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 699 |
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| Full-time Students | 286 |
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| Part-time Students | 413 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 699 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 1 |
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| Asian | 25 |
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| Black | 151 |
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| Hispanic | 176 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 24 |
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| White | 224 |
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| Two or more races | 31 |
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| Un-Known | 41 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 699 |
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| 21 & Under | 8 |
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| 22-24 | 81 |
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| 25-29 | 97 |
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| 30-34 | 84 |
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| 35-39 | 92 |
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| 40 & Over | 360 |
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Online Population
At Wayland Baptist University graduate schools, 459 students enrolled online exclusively and 129 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 722 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 459 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 129 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 134 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 459 |
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| Texas Resident | 296 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 160 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 0 |
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