History at Wayland Baptist University

If you plan to study history, take a look at what Wayland Baptist University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Wayland Baptist University is located in Plainview, Texas and has a total student population of 4,062.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in History section at the bottom of this page.

Wayland Baptist University History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History
• Master’s Degree in History

Wayland Baptist University History Rankings

The history major at Wayland Baptist University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for History. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

History Student Demographics at Wayland Baptist University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the history majors at Wayland Baptist University.

Wayland Baptist University History Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of history bachelor's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Wayland Baptist University are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Wayland Baptist University with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Wayland Baptist University History Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of history master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

Of the students who received a history master's degree from Wayland Baptist University, 67% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the history master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Wayland Baptist University with a master's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within History

If you plan to be a history major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Wayland Baptist University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General History	9

Careers That History Grads May Go Into

A degree in history can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TX, the home state for Wayland Baptist University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
High School Teachers	110,420	$58,190
Managers	20,710	$122,130
History Professors	2,150	$82,360
Curators	680	$57,150
Museum Technicians and Conservators	500	$44,090

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.