Psychology at Wayland Baptist University

If you are interested in studying psychology, you may want to check out the program at Wayland Baptist University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Wayland Baptist University is located in Plainview, Texas and has a total student population of 4,062. In 2021, 11 psychology 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 Psychology section at the bottom of this page.

Wayland Baptist University Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology
• Master’s Degree in Psychology

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Wayland Baptist University offers distance education options for psychology at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Wayland Baptist University Psychology Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at Wayland Baptist University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Psychology. 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 Focused Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	182
Most Popular Online Psychology Schools	188
Most Popular Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	196
Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	415
Best Value Psychology Schools	642
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	883
	1,042
Most Focused Psychology Schools	1,252
Most Focused Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,410

In 2021, 36 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Wayland Baptist University. This makes it the #197 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Psychology Student Demographics at Wayland Baptist University

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

Wayland Baptist University Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 11 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in psychology from Wayland Baptist University in 2021, 18% were men and 82% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 28% more racial-ethnic minorities in its psychology 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 psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	2
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Wayland Baptist University Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 64% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. Wayland Baptist University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 16% more men than average.

In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 22% 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 psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Concentrations Within Psychology

If you plan to be a psychology 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
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	36
General Psychology	11

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism
• Social Sciences
• History
• Education

Careers That Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in psychology 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
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	6,680	$73,650
Psychology Professors	3,080	$78,270
Psychologists	740	$90,780

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.