Wayne State University
Wayne State University is a public college in Detroit, MI. Its average net price is $11,212 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.
Money
Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year
Average Net Price by Family Income
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 to $30,000 | $9,694 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $9,087 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $9,680 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $12,492 |
| $110,001 and up | $18,584 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $52,005 |
| 8 years after entry | $56,192 |
| 10 years after entry | $59,525 |
Campus Facts
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.
| Major | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | $55,730 n=131 | $21,470 n=150 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | $68,573 Small program - rough guide n=31 | Not published |
| Anthropology | $34,245 National median for this major n=8,063 | $23,167 Small program - rough guide n=38 |
| Apparel and Textiles | $34,307 n=110 | $23,500 n=105 |
| Applied Mathematics | $66,131 National median for this major n=2,571 | Not published |
| Area Studies | $38,972 National median for this major n=3,356 | Not published |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics | $41,014 National median for this major n=614 | Not published |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other | $39,104 National median for this major n=1,159 | Not published |
| Biology | $24,517 n=120 | $18,000 n=107 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | $70,896 National median for this major n=5,750 | $22,542 Small program - rough guide n=30 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $55,206 National median for this major n=168,652 | $20,358 Small program - rough guide n=63 |
| Chemical Engineering | $83,065 Small program - rough guide n=30 | Not published |
| Chemistry | $36,755 Small program - rough guide n=47 | $23,000 Small program - rough guide n=49 |
| Civil Engineering | $71,462 Small program - rough guide n=42 | $26,000 Small program - rough guide n=43 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $33,198 National median for this major n=732 | Not published |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | $69,014 National median for this major n=5,201 | Not published |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | $32,846 National median for this major n=5,303 | $15,543 Small program - rough guide n=42 |
| Communications | $43,475 Small program - rough guide n=72 | $23,206 Small program - rough guide n=55 |
| Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians | $67,260 National median for this major n=1,209 | Not published |
| Computer Science | $80,896 n=214 | $23,750 n=151 |
| Construction Engineering Technology/Technician | $77,872 National median for this major n=3,270 | Not published |
| Criminal Justice | $44,875 n=127 | $22,618 n=138 |
| Dance | $28,513 National median for this major n=2,991 | Not published |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | $39,341 National median for this major n=2,106 | Not published |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $31,724 Small program - rough guide n=40 | $22,407 Small program - rough guide n=31 |
| Economics | $46,428 Small program - rough guide n=34 | Not published |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | $49,005 National median for this major n=105 | Not published |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | $87,651 Small program - rough guide n=91 | $20,988 Small program - rough guide n=88 |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians | $72,426 National median for this major n=1,586 | Not published |
| Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians | $75,335 National median for this major n=717 | Not published |
| Engineering | $72,868 National median for this major n=2,850 | Not published |
| English Language and Literature, General | $36,031 Small program - rough guide n=44 | $23,000 Small program - rough guide n=59 |
| Environmental Conservation | $40,925 National median for this major n=16,925 | Not published |
| Ethnic and Gender Studies | $38,739 National median for this major n=5,496 | Not published |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | $31,110 National median for this major n=12,988 | Not published |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | $57,162 n=170 | $18,500 n=142 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | $26,270 Small program - rough guide n=48 | $20,000 Small program - rough guide n=63 |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other | $36,977 National median for this major n=166 | Not published |
| Funeral Service and Mortuary Science | $56,637 Small program - rough guide n=42 | $20,500 Small program - rough guide n=43 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | $45,534 National median for this major n=4,652 | Not published |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $39,364 National median for this major n=755 | Not published |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | $44,416 National median for this major n=2,767 | $19,250 Small program - rough guide n=61 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | $40,940 National median for this major n=14,722 | Not published |
| History | $38,156 National median for this major n=20,617 | Not published |
| Human Resources Management and Services | $53,207 n=219 | $21,199 n=228 |
| Industrial Engineering | $79,132 National median for this major n=4,420 | Not published |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | $68,608 National median for this major n=2,721 | Not published |
| Information Science/Studies | $65,798 National median for this major n=10,113 | Not published |
| International Business | $61,129 n=273 | Not published |
| Journalism | $37,063 Small program - rough guide n=45 | $21,500 Small program - rough guide n=31 |
| Languages and Linguistics | $33,703 National median for this major n=4,034 | Not published |
| Law | $38,280 National median for this major n=22 | Not published |
| Liberal Arts | $41,124 Small program - rough guide n=79 | Not published |
| Management Information Systems and Services | $65,168 n=154 | $18,750 n=125 |
| Marketing | $50,303 n=248 | $20,000 n=219 |
| Mathematics | $52,843 National median for this major n=13,762 | Not published |
| Mechanical Engineering | $77,971 n=115 | $24,731 Small program - rough guide n=71 |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians | $70,230 National median for this major n=3,256 | Not published |
| Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $43,178 National median for this major n=246 | Not published |
| Music | $40,637 Small program - rough guide n=56 | $20,658 Small program - rough guide n=38 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | $37,389 National median for this major n=7,500 | $16,148 Small program - rough guide n=69 |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies | $44,728 National median for this major n=2,888 | Not published |
| Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution | $41,300 National median for this major n=472 | Not published |
| Philosophy | $37,154 National median for this major n=6,052 | Not published |
| Physical Sciences, Other | $51,413 National median for this major n=242 | Not published |
| Physics | $52,079 National median for this major n=4,999 | Not published |
| Political Science and Government | $39,735 Small program - rough guide n=75 | $20,500 Small program - rough guide n=93 |
| Psychology | $33,480 n=264 | $23,250 n=415 |
| Public Administration | $50,470 National median for this major n=2,829 | Not published |
| Public Health | $35,005 n=199 | $20,422 n=245 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | $42,048 Small program - rough guide n=64 | Not published |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | $33,290 Small program - rough guide n=36 | Not published |
| Registered Nursing | $81,683 n=257 | $27,000 n=243 |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $41,787 National median for this major n=353 | Not published |
| Social Work | $42,086 Small program - rough guide n=68 | $25,000 n=165 |
| Sociology | $42,293 Small program - rough guide n=51 | $29,250 Small program - rough guide n=54 |
| Special Education and Teaching | $46,673 National median for this major n=10,747 | Not published |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | $41,640 Small program - rough guide n=44 | $22,453 n=120 |
| Statistics | $68,688 National median for this major n=3,096 | Not published |
| Studio Art | $27,828 Small program - rough guide n=51 | $26,853 Small program - rough guide n=57 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $37,746 Small program - rough guide n=65 | $26,500 Small program - rough guide n=56 |
| Teaching | $48,339 n=138 | $29,016 n=138 |
| Urban Studies/Affairs | $46,328 National median for this major n=907 | Not published |
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