Plainview, Texas · Private Non-Profit
Natural Resources Conservation and Research at Wayland Baptist University
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 0.2% share of reported awards or completions in this field with $20,590 school-wide net price and $51,838 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools.
Program snapshot
0.2% of reported awards or completions are in this field, a limited award concentration in federal data.
This major
- Award concentration
- 0.2% of awards
- Schools reporting awards
- 872
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
The percentage is the share of this school's reported awards or completions attributed to the field. It is not the share of enrolled students, a student headcount, or proof of department quality. College Scorecard price and earnings on this page are school-wide, not major-specific. Verify current credentials and department outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal awards/completions share (0.2%), school-wide average net price ($20,590), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($51,838), and peer averages from 872 schools reporting awards in this field. Evidence not included: program enrollment, department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes. This page stays available for users because the field appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while its share of reported awards is below 1%.
School-level value among reporting colleges
Compared with 872 colleges reporting awards in this field.
The answer is a school-level value-screen grade of C, not a verified department verdict. Award concentration is below the national average award concentration; school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($1,027 above), and school-wide ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($5,580 below). Together, those school-level evidence points place Wayland Baptist University in the top 68% of this value ranking among colleges reporting awards in the field.
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Peer schools below report awards in the same field and are sorted by school-level value grade.
Victor Valley College Victorville, CA · 0.0% of reported awards · $1,947 net A+ CUNY Lehman College Bronx, NY · 0.5% of reported awards · $3,148 net A+ 
Princeton University Princeton, NJ · 0.0% of reported awards · $6,128 net A+ CUNY City College New York, NY · 0.2% of reported awards · $3,776 net A+ Questions about this program
What does the share of awards mean?
Natural Resources Conservation and Research accounts for 0.2% of the awards or completions reported for Wayland Baptist University. That award concentration is higher than at 11% of schools in this field set and is below the national average award concentration. It does not estimate how many students are currently enrolled in the program.
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 $1,027 above the $19,563 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 $5,580 below the $57,418 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 award concentration, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify places Wayland Baptist University #593 of 872 on its school-level value rank among colleges reporting awards in this field.