Also known as

  • WSU

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment
11,339
57.6% Female
42.4% Male

Institution Overview

School Type
Public
Region
Great Lakes IL IN MI OH WI
Academic Calendar
Semester
Setting
City: Large

Academics

Graduate Assistantships
Yes
Full Time Graduate Enrolled
Yes
Part Time Graduate Enrolled
Yes
Total # of Programs
333
Number of Programs Available (in Category Selected Above)
Master's
108
Doctoral Research
54
Doctoral Professional
6
Distance
21
Degrees Offered
Master's
Doctor's (Research)
Doctor's (Professional)
Certificate Offered
Post-master's
Postbaccalaureate

Student Body

Demographics
0.24%
American Indian or Alaska Native
6.99%
Asian
13.47%
Black or African American
2.53%
Hispanic or Latino
0.09%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
54.63%
White
1.81%
Two or more races
4.76%
Unknown
15.48%
Non-resident Alien

Admissions

Application Fee
$0
Admissions Office Web Address
www.admissions.wayne.edu/

Tuition & Aid

Average In-State Tuition
$14,165
Average Out-Of-State Tuition
$30,682

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
108
Master's (Distance)
7
Doctor's Degree Research
54
Doctor's Degree Research (Distance)
3
Doctor's Degree Professional
6
Postbaccalaureate Certificate
25
Postbaccalaureate Certificate (Distance)
3
Post Master's Certificate
44
Post Master's Certificate (Distance)
5
Program Area Program Type Program Format
Campus Distance
Accounting Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems, General Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Anatomy Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Anthropology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Apparel and Textile Marketing Management Master's Degree Yes No
Applied Behavior Analysis Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Applied Mathematics, General Master's Degree Yes No
Archives/Archival Administration Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Art History, Criticism and Conservation Master's Degree Yes No
Art Teacher Education Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Art/Art Studies, General Master's Degree Yes No
Audiology/Audiologist Doctoral – Research Yes No
Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law Master's Degree Yes No
Bilingual and Multilingual Education Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
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		 No
No
No
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		 Yes
Yes
Yes
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		 No
No
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General Master's Degree Yes No
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Clinical/Medical Social Work Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Communication Sciences and Disorders, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Computational Science Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Computer and Information Sciences, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Computer Engineering, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Counseling Psychology Master's Degree Yes 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 Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia Post Master's Certificate Yes Yes
Dispute Resolution Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Early Childhood Education and Teaching Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
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.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
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
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes		 Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Electrical and Electronics Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Elementary Education and Teaching Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Engineering Technology, General Master's Degree Yes No
Engineering, Other Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Engineering/Industrial Management Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
English Language and Literature, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
English/Language Arts Teacher Education Master's Degree Yes No
Environmental Toxicology Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Foreign Language Teacher Education Master's Degree Yes No
Foreign Languages and Literatures, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Genetic Counseling/Counselor Master's Degree 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
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Health/Medical Physics Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
History, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Human Resources Management and Services, Other Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes 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 Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Kinesiology and Exercise Science Doctoral – Research Yes No
Labor and Industrial Relations Master's Degree Yes No
Law Doctoral – Professional Yes No
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Library and Information Science Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
Yes
Linguistics Master's Degree Yes No
Management Information Systems, General Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
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 Yes No
Mathematics Teacher Education Master's Degree Yes No
Mathematics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
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
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
No
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Molecular Biology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Music Performance, General Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Music, General Master's Degree Yes No
Neurobiology and Anatomy Master's Degree Yes No
Neuroscience Doctoral – Research Yes No
Nurse Anesthetist Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Nursing Education Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Nursing Science Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Doctoral – Professional		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 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
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Pediatric Nurse/Nursing Post Master's Certificate Yes 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
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
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		 Yes
Yes		 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
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Psychology, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Public Administration Master's Degree Yes No
Public Health, General Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing Master's Degree Yes No
Public/Applied History Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Reading Teacher Education Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
No
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursin Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, Other Post Master's Certificate Yes No
School Psychology Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education Master's Degree Yes No
Secondary Education and Teaching Master's Degree Yes No
Social Sciences, Other Doctoral – Research Yes No
Social Studies Teacher Education Master's Degree Yes No
Social Work Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 Yes
Yes
Yes
Sociology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Spanish Language and Literature Master's Degree Yes 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		 No
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
Systems Engineering Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
Tax Law/Taxation Master's Degree Yes No
Taxation Master's Degree Yes No
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Technical Teacher Education Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
No
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor Master's Degree Yes No
Women's Health Nurse/Nursing Post Master's Certificate Yes No

Faculty

TotalInstructional StaffResearchPublic Service
Total 2,447 1,680 767 0
With faculty status 1,680 1,680 0 0
Tenured 733 733 0 0
On tenure track 232 232 0 0
Not on tenure track 715 715 0 0
Multi-year contract 710 710 0 0
Annual contract 5 5 0 0
Less-than annual contract 0 0 0 0
Without faculty status 767 0 767 0

Graduate Assistantships

Graduate Assistantships
Yes
Graduate Assistantship
Teaching
Research
Library and Student Academic Affairs and Other Education Services Occupations

Additional Information

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

Overview

Average In-State Tuition
$14,165
Average Out-Of-State Tuition
$30,682
Financial aid office web address
finaid.wayne.edu/
Tuition fee varies by residency status
Yes
Typical Room
$5,901
Typical Board
$3,520
Tuition & Fees
In-stateOut-of-State
Full time Average Tuition$14,165$30,682
Full time Fees$1,688$1,688
Part time, per credit hour$590$1,278

Tuition & Fees By Program

ProgramIn-state TuitionIn-state FeesOut-of-State TuitionOut-of-State Fees
Law $28,139 $1,973 $30,921 $1,973
Medicine $31,063 $2,023 $64,640 $2,023
Pharmacy $20,801 $2,020 $41,852 $2,020

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
11,339
57.6% Female
42.4% Male

Post-Bac Race / Ethnicity

Demographics
0.24%
American Indian or Alaska Native
6.99%
Asian
13.47%
Black or African American
2.53%
Hispanic or Latino
0.09%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
54.63%
White
1.81%
Two or more races
4.76%
Unknown
15.48%
Non-resident Alien

Gender
Race / Ethnicity Men Women
American Indian Or Alaska Native 6 21
Asian 371 422
Black Or African American 360 1,167
Hispanic Or Latino 112 175
Native Hawaiian OrOther Pacific Islander 6 4
Non-resident Alien 1,146 609
White 2,517 3,678
Two Or More Races 78 127
Unknown 216 324

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
2,053
37.1% Male
62.9% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - research/scholarship
Total
242
40.5% Male
59.5% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - professional practice
Total
569
49.0% Male
51.0% Female

Award: Postbaccalaureate certificate
Total
26
46.2% Male
53.8% Female

Award: Post-master's certificate
Total
167
31.1% Male
68.9% Female

Overview

Library Facilities at Institution
Yes
On-Campus Housing Available?
Yes

Services offered

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

Admissions Office Contact

Address
656 West Kirby Street
Detroit, MI 48202
Phone
313-577-2424
Fax
Email
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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