Plainview, Texas · Private Non-Profit
Religion/Religious Studies at Wayland Baptist University
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 70 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
3.4% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 3.4%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~70
- Schools with reported signal
- 515
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 56%
- Graduation rate
- 19.3%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $20,590/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $82,360
- Median debt
- $23,106
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $51,838/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- C
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 515 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is below the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($1,972 below), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($8,701 below). That combination produces a C value grade and a top 55% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Princeton University Princeton, NJ · 0.6% reported share · $6,128 net A+ 
Trinity International University-Illinois Deerfield, IL · 0.3% reported share · $2,835 net A+ CUNY Queens College Queens, NY · 0.0% reported share · $4,195 net A+ Yeshiva Toras Chaim Lakewood, NJ · 100.0% reported share · $5,356 net A+ University of Florida Gainesville, FL · 0.1% reported share · $6,541 net A+ California State University-Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA · 0.5% reported share · $5,652 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Religion/Religious Studies accounts for 3.4% of reported programs at Wayland Baptist University, which is bigger than 92% of schools in this field set and below the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 70 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Wayland Baptist University's average net price is $20,590 per year, about $82,360 over four years. That is $1,972 below the $22,562 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $51,838 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $8,701 below the $60,539 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Wayland Baptist University #284 of 515 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.