Master's · Plainview, Texas
Is Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology at Wayland Baptist University worth it?
Low confidence Low confidence: fewer than 40 graduates behind the earnings figures.
The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans
Graduates typically don't earn back the cost within 20 years, compared with the no-degree baseline.
- Earnings 1 year after graduating
- $41,284
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- $50,411
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- $48,256
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Typical borrowing (no graduate net price is published)
- $51k (likely $51k – $51k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- −$12k a year vs bachelor's graduates 4 years out in TX
- 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Payback
- Not within 20 years in most scenarios
- Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
- 10-year net return
- −$352k (likely −$427k – −$275k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- −$442k (likely −$599k – −$257k)
- Today's dollars
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Scorecard reports no net price for graduate programs; cost is based on what graduates typically borrowed.
Other majors at Wayland Baptist University
- Public Administration (Master's)$85,003
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's)$84,425
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)$67,250
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)$66,843
- Curriculum and Instruction (Master's)$62,364
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (Bachelor's)$57,805
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Bachelor's)$53,900
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Associate's)$52,052
- Human Services, General (Bachelor's)$48,921
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's)$47,700
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology at other schools in Texas
- St. Mary's University$92,592
- University of North Texas$75,626
- University of Houston-Clear Lake$72,708
- The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley$72,427
- Houston Christian University$69,658
- Texas A&M University-College Station$68,483
- Texas A&M University-Central Texas$67,045
- Lamar University$66,540
- Texas A&M University-Victoria$66,116
- The University of Texas at Austin$65,180