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Criminal Justice at Wayland Baptist University

69% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a criminal justice school? To help you decide if Wayland Baptist University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's criminal justice program.

Wayland Baptist University is located in Plainview, Texas and approximately 4,062 students attend the school each year.

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

Wayland Baptist University Criminal Justice Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice
Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice
Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Online Classes Are Available at Wayland Baptist University

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Wayland Baptist University does offer online courses in criminal justice for the following degree levels:

Associate’s Degree
Bachelor’s Degree
Master’s Degree

Wayland Baptist University Criminal Justice Rankings

The criminal justice major at Wayland Baptist University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Criminal Justice. 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.

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Wayland Baptist University

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

Wayland Baptist University Criminal Justice Associate’s Program

45% Women

64% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 45% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in criminal justice only graduates about 45% men each year. The program at Wayland Baptist University may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 10% more women than average.

Wayland Baptist University does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in criminal justice graduates 8% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Wayland Baptist University Criminal Justice Bachelor’s Program

42% Women

69% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 58% of criminal justice bachelor's degrees went to men and 42% went to women. The typical criminal justice bachelor's degree program is made up of only 45% men. So male students are more repesented at Wayland Baptist University since its program graduates 14% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% more racial-ethnic minorities in its criminal justice bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	27
White	21
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

Wayland Baptist University Criminal Justice Master’s Program

60% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of criminal justice master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Careers That Criminal Justice Grads May Go Into

A degree in criminal justice 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
Managers	20,710	$122,130
Police and Detective Supervisors	6,400	$87,840
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors	1,220	$68,040

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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