Human Services at Wayland Baptist University

If you are interested in studying human services, 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 approximately 4,062 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 64 human services 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 Human Services section at the bottom of this page.

Wayland Baptist University Human Services Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Human Services
• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Services
• Master’s Degree in Human Services

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 human services for the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree

Wayland Baptist University Human Services Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the human services 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 human services major at Wayland Baptist University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Human Services. 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
	13
Best Human Services Master’s Degree Schools	15
Most Popular Human Services Master’s Degree Schools	32
Most Popular Human Services Schools	35
Best Value Human Services Associate Degree Schools	44
Most Focused Human Services Schools	51
Best Value Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	57
Most Popular Online Human Services Schools	63
Best Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	66
Best Human Services Schools	96
	113
Most Popular Human Services Associate Degree Schools	120

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in human services from Wayland Baptist University. This makes it the #32 most popular school for human services master’s degree candidates in the country.

Human Services Student Demographics at Wayland Baptist University

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

Wayland Baptist University Human Services Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of human services associate's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in human services only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at Wayland Baptist University may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 25% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in human services at Wayland Baptist University are white. Around 63% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Wayland Baptist University Human Services Bachelor’s Program

Of the 64 human services students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Wayland Baptist University, about 23% were men and 77% were women. The typical human services bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at Wayland Baptist University since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	22
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Wayland Baptist University Human Services Master’s Program

Of the 5 human services students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Wayland Baptist University, about 0% were men and 100% were women.

In the human services master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 80% of degree recipients. That is 27% 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 human services.

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

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

Related Majors

• Public Administration

Careers That Human Services Grads May Go Into

A degree in human services 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
Social and Human Service Assistants	19,970	$36,000
Social and Community Service Managers	5,370	$72,560
Community and Social Service Specialists	2,660	$35,070

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.