Wayne State College

Wayne State College is a public college in Wayne, NE. Its average net price is $15,534 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$13,302
$30,001 to $48,000$11,919
$48,001 to $75,000$12,934
$75,001 to $110,000$16,992
$110,001 and up$19,309
$8,420Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$8,420Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$15,534Average Net Price
$10,446Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,576Books and Supplies
$3,908Other Expenses
28.2%Students on Pell Grants
32.9%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

Not publishedAcceptance Rate
Not publishedSAT Reading, Middle Half
Not publishedSAT Math, Middle Half
Not publishedACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$44,572
8 years after entry$48,219
10 years after entry$50,482
56.4%Graduation Rate
72.4%Retention Rate
$18,483Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Wayne, NELocation
Distant townSetting
3,010Undergraduate Enrollment
PublicControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Biology$36,562 National median for this major n=68,911$17,704 Small program - rough guide n=32
Biology/Biotechnology Technologies/Technicians$62,001 National median for this major n=63Not published
Business Administration, Management and Operations$50,957 n=128$22,460 n=150
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$40,105 National median for this major n=4,106$18,025 Small program - rough guide n=40
Communications$42,882 National median for this major n=55,154Not published
Computer Science$70,762 National median for this major n=44,537Not published
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$69,677 National median for this major n=10,572Not published
Criminal Justice$46,708 Small program - rough guide n=64$23,938 Small program - rough guide n=90
Design and Applied Arts$39,422 National median for this major n=22,892Not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General$66,818 National median for this major n=1,948Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other$37,801 National median for this major n=135Not published
Geography and Cartography$44,734 National median for this major n=3,998Not published
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General$40,940 National median for this major n=14,722Not published
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs$36,985 National median for this major n=2,289Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$38,488 National median for this major n=12,256Not published
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians$68,608 National median for this major n=2,721$11,300 Small program - rough guide n=35
Information Science/Studies$65,798 National median for this major n=10,113Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$47,819 National median for this major n=24,237Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807Not published
Psychology$37,251 National median for this major n=100,431Not published
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Social Sciences$43,758 National median for this major n=5,239Not published
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Special Education and Teaching$46,673 National median for this major n=10,747Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$37,216 National median for this major n=38,400$23,125 Small program - rough guide n=36
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$45,779 Small program - rough guide n=68$19,000 Small program - rough guide n=83
Teaching$41,471 Small program - rough guide n=70$20,250 n=102

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