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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Wayland Baptist University

Criminal Justice & Corrections at Wayland Baptist University

If you plan to study criminal justice & corrections, 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 has a total student population of 4,062.

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

Wayland Baptist University Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

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

Wayland Baptist University Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

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 & Corrections 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.

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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.

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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

Concentrations Within Criminal Justice & Corrections

Criminal Justice & Corrections majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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
Criminal Justice 12

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
Accountants and Auditors 115,270 $80,200
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 60,260 $61,870
Computer Workers 25,620 $90,290
Managers 20,710 $122,130
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 19,510 $48,920

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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