Also known as

  • WSU

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment
8,908
61.0% Female
39.0% Male

Institution Overview

System
-2
School Type
Public
Academic Calendar
Semester
Setting
City: Large

Academics

Graduate Assistantships
Yes
Full Time Graduate Enrolled
Yes
Part Time Graduate Enrolled
Yes
Total # of Programs
336
Number of Programs Available (in Category Selected Above)
Master's
114
Doctoral Research
54
Doctoral Professional
16
Distance
30
Degrees Offered
Master's
Doctor's (Research)
Doctor's (Professional)
Certificate Offered
Post-master's
Postbaccalaureate

Student Body

Demographics
0.16%
American Indian or Alaska Native
7.64%
Asian
13.33%
Black or African American
4.38%
Hispanic or Latino
0.08%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
56.84%
White
3.21%
Two or more races
2.40%
Unknown
11.97%
Non-resident Alien

Admissions

Application Fee
$50
Admissions Office Web Address
https://wayne.edu/admissions

Tuition & Aid

Average In-State Tuition
$18,301
Average Out-Of-State Tuition
$39,639

Academics: Programs - Overview

Academic
Yes
Occupational
No
Continuing Professional
Yes
Recreational or avocational
No
Highest Degree offered
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice

Distance Learning Options

Grad programs or courses
Yes

Degree Programs Offered (in Category Selected Above)

Master's
114
Master's (Distance)
20
Doctor's Degree Research
54
Doctor's Degree Professional
16
Postbaccalaureate Certificate
13
Postbaccalaureate Certificate (Distance)
2
Post Master's Certificate
40
Post Master's Certificate (Distance)
8
Program Area Program Type Program Format
Campus Distance
Accounting Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General Master's Degree Yes Yes
Anatomy Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Anthropology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Applied and Professional Ethics Post Master's Certificate Yes Yes
Applied Behavior Analysis Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
No
Applied Mathematics, General Master's Degree Yes No
Archives/Archival Administration Post Master's Certificate Yes Yes
Art History, Criticism and Conservation Master's Degree Yes No
Art Teacher Education Master's Degree Yes No
Art/Art Studies, General Master's Degree Yes No
Artificial Intelligence Master's Degree Yes No
Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management, General Master's Degree Yes No
Athletic Training/Trainer Master's Degree Yes No
Audiology/Audiologist Doctoral – Research Yes No
Automation Engineer Technology/Technician Master's Degree Yes No
Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law Master's Degree Yes No
Behavioral Aspects of Health Master's Degree Yes Yes
Bilingual and Multilingual Education Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 Yes
No
Yes
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Biology/Biological Sciences, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Biotechnology Master's Degree Yes No
Business Administration and Management, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Chemical Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Chemistry, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning Master's Degree Yes No
Civil Engineering, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
No
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General Master's Degree Yes No
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Communication Sciences and Disorders, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Computer and Information Sciences, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
No
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Computer Engineering, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology Master's Degree Yes No
Counseling Psychology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies Master's Degree Yes Yes
Curriculum and Instruction Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Dietetics/Dietitian Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia Post Master's Certificate Yes Yes
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General Master's Degree Yes No
Economics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Education/Teaching of Individuals Who are Developmentally Delayed Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Educational Assessment, Testing, and Measurement Master's Degree Yes Yes
Educational Evaluation and Research Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Educational Leadership and Administration, General Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Educational Psychology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision Master's Degree Yes No
Educational/Instructional Technology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 Yes
No
No
Electrical and Electronics Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
No
Elementary Education and Teaching Master's Degree Yes No
Engineering Technology, General Master's Degree Yes No
Engineering, General Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Engineering, Other Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Engineering/Industrial Management Master's Degree Yes No
English Language and Literature, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Environmental Science Master's Degree Yes Yes
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering Master's Degree Yes No
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Doctoral – Professional Yes No
Finance, General Master's Degree Yes No
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Foreign Languages and Literatures, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Genetic Counseling/Counselor Master's Degree Yes No
Genome Sciences/Genomics Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Geographic Information Science and Cartography Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Geology/Earth Science, General Master's Degree Yes No
German Language and Literature Master's Degree Yes No
Gerontology Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Health Communication Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Health Teacher Education Master's Degree Yes No
Health/Medical Physics Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Doctoral – Professional
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
No
History, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 Yes
No
No
Immunology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Industrial and Organizational Psychology Master's Degree Yes No
Industrial Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Information Science/Studies Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
Yes
Kinesiology and Exercise Science Master's Degree Yes No
Labor and Industrial Relations Master's Degree Yes No
Law Doctoral – Professional Yes No
Legal Professions and Studies, Other Master's Degree
Doctoral – Professional		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies Master's Degree Yes No
Library and Information Science Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
Yes
Linguistics Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management Master's Degree Yes Yes
Management Science Master's Degree Yes No
Manufacturing Engineering Master's Degree Yes No
Materials Science Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing Master's Degree
Doctoral – Professional		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Mathematics Teacher Education Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Mathematics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
No
Medical Scientist Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Medicine Doctoral – Professional Yes No
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions, Other Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Doctoral – Professional		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Museology/Museum Studies Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Music, General Master's Degree Yes No
Neuroscience Doctoral – Research Yes No
Nurse Anesthetist Doctoral – Professional
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery Master's Degree Yes No
Nursing Practice Doctoral – Professional
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Nursing Science Doctoral – Research
Doctoral – Professional		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Occupational Therapy/Therapist Master's Degree Yes No
Oncology and Cancer Biology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Pathology/Experimental Pathology Doctoral – Research Yes No
Pathology/Pathologist Assistant Master's Degree Yes No
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Pediatric Nurse/Nursing Master's Degree
Doctoral – Professional
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Pharmacy Doctoral – Professional Yes No
Philosophy Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Physical Therapy/Therapist Doctoral – Professional Yes No
Physician Assistant Master's Degree Yes No
Physics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Physiology, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Political Science and Government, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Doctoral – Professional		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Polymer/Plastics Engineering Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Programs for Foreign Lawyers Master's Degree Yes No
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Master's Degree
Doctoral – Professional
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Psychology, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Public Administration Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
Yes
Public Health, General Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing Master's Degree
Doctoral – Professional		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Public Relations/Image Management Post Master's Certificate Yes Yes
Public/Applied History Master's Degree Yes No
Reading Teacher Education Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, Other Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Robotics Technology/Technician Master's Degree Yes Yes
School Psychology Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Secondary Education and Teaching Master's Degree Yes No
Social Sciences, Other Doctoral – Research Yes No
Social Work Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 Yes
No
No
Sociology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Special Education and Teaching, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Speech Communication and Rhetoric Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
No
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management Master's Degree Yes Yes
Statistics, General Master's Degree Yes No
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Sustainability Studies Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Systems Engineering Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
Tax Law/Taxation Master's Degree Yes No
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth Master's Degree Yes No
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor Master's Degree Yes No
Youth Services/Administration Post Master's Certificate Yes No

Faculty

TotalInstructional StaffResearchPublic Service
Total 2,089 1,472 617 0
With faculty status 1,626 1,472 154 0
Tenured 694 694 0 0
On tenure track 188 188 0 0
Not on tenure track 744 590 154 0
Multi-year contract 579 579 0 0
Annual contract 17 11 6 0
Less-than annual contract 148 0 148 0
Without faculty status 463 0 463 0

Graduate Assistantships

Graduate Assistantships
Yes
Graduate Assistantship
Teaching
Research

Additional Information

State-Approved Teacher Certification?
Yes
Medical Degree Offered?
Yes
Institution Has a Hospital?
No

Overview

Average In-State Tuition
$18,301
Average Out-Of-State Tuition
$39,639
Financial aid office web address
https://wayne.edu/financial-aid
Tuition fee varies by residency status
Yes
Typical Room
$7,008
Typical Board
$4,600
Tuition & Fees
In-stateOut-of-State
Full time Average Tuition$18,301$39,639
Full time Fees$2,181$2,181
Part time, per credit hour$763$1,652

Tuition & Fees By Program

ProgramIn-state TuitionIn-state FeesOut-of-State TuitionOut-of-State Fees
Law $35,586 $2,549 $39,039 $2,549
Medicine $37,895 $2,564 $66,008 $2,564
Pharmacy $26,875 $2,610 $34,937 $2,610

Tuition Plan Options

Alternative Tuition Plans Offered
Yes
Tuition Guaranteed Plan
No
Prepaid Tuition Plan
No
Tuition Payment Plan
Yes
Other Alternative Tuition Plan
No

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment
8,908
61.0% Female
39.0% Male

Post-Bac Race / Ethnicity

Demographics
0.16%
American Indian or Alaska Native
7.64%
Asian
13.33%
Black or African American
4.38%
Hispanic or Latino
0.08%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
56.84%
White
3.21%
Two or more races
2.40%
Unknown
11.97%
Non-resident Alien

Gender
Race / Ethnicity Men Women
American Indian Or Alaska Native 3 11
Asian 287 394
Black Or African American 327 860
Hispanic Or Latino 144 246
Native Hawaiian OrOther Pacific Islander 4 3
Non-resident Alien 592 474
White 1,908 3,155
Two Or More Races 107 179
Unknown 104 110

Services offered

Service Offered
Academic Career Counseling ServiceYes
Employment Services For StudentsYes
Placement Services For CompletersYes

Advanced Awards/ Degrees Conferred Statistics

Award: Master's degree
Total
1,667
36.2% Male
63.8% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - research/scholarship
Total
227
43.2% Male
56.8% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - professional practice
Total
556
42.3% Male
57.7% Female

Award: Postbaccalaureate certificate
Total
16
56.3% Male
43.8% Female

Award: Post-master's certificate
Total
140
18.6% Male
81.4% Female

Overview

Library Facilities at Institution
No
On-Campus Housing Available?
Yes

Services offered

Service Offered
Remedial services
On-campus day care for student's childrenYes

Admissions Office Contact

Address
42 W. Warren Ave.
Detroit, MI 48202
Phone
313-577-2424
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Provisional Release as of October, 2016.
Surveys: Institutional Characteristics (2015), Data File: [HD2015], [IC2015], [IC2015_AY]; Surveys: Completions (2015), Data File: [C2015_A],[C2015DEP]; Surveys: 12-Month Enrollment (2015), Data File: [EFFY2015]; Surveys: Employees by Assigned Position (2014), Data File: [EAP2014]


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