Liberal Arts General Studies at Wayland Baptist University

If you plan to study liberal arts general studies, 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 approximately 4,062 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 186 liberal arts majors received their bachelor's degree from Wayland Baptist University.

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

Wayland Baptist University Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Liberal Arts
• Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts
• Master’s Degree in Liberal Arts

Online Classes Are Available at Wayland Baptist University

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

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

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

Wayland Baptist University Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the liberal arts progam at Wayland Baptist University compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The liberal arts major at Wayland Baptist University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Liberal Arts General Studies. 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	13
	29
Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	54
Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools	616
Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	624
Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools	732

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in liberal arts from Wayland Baptist University. This makes it the #81 most popular school for liberal arts master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Liberal Arts Graduates from Wayland Baptist University Make?

The median salary of liberal arts students who receive their bachelor's degree at Wayland Baptist University is $42,929. This is 33% higher than $32,253, which is the national average for all liberal arts bachelor's degree recipients.

Liberal Arts Student Demographics at Wayland Baptist University

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

Wayland Baptist University Liberal Arts General Studies Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of liberal arts associate's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in liberal arts only graduates about 35% men each year. The program at Wayland Baptist University may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 24% 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 liberal arts graduates 28% 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 liberal arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	30
Hispanic or Latino	24
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

Wayland Baptist University Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 186 liberal arts students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Wayland Baptist University, about 59% were men and 41% were women. The typical liberal arts bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at Wayland Baptist University since its program graduates 23% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% more racial-ethnic minorities in its liberal arts 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 liberal arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	37
Hispanic or Latino	61
White	66
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

Wayland Baptist University Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Program

Of the 5 students who graduated with a master’s in liberal arts from Wayland Baptist University in 2021, 40% were men and 60% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 35% men graduate in liberal arts each year. Wayland Baptist University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a liberal arts master's degree from Wayland Baptist University, 80% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Wayland Baptist University also has a doctoral program available in liberal arts. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Liberal Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in liberal arts 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
Professors	3,510	$61,660

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.