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Detroit, MI

Wayne State University

https://www.wayne.edu

Repayment outcome

63.1%

of borrowers were paying down their loan principal five years after entering repayment. Higher means more graduates can afford what they borrowed.

Money

$23,800–$61,900

middle 50% · median $41,500

Federal aid recipients · 10 yrs after entry · US Dept of Ed

College Scorecard reports earnings 10 years after a student first enrolled, not after graduation. The sample includes only federal aid recipients and counts non-completers alongside graduates, which can pull the number down at selective schools where many students never borrow. Treat it as a conservative floor, not a forecast.

Net price

after grants & scholarships

$12,674

Median debt

of borrowers at graduation

$16,000

Sticker price

before any aid

$20,199

Default rate

12.5%

Earnings by major

Median 1–2 yrs after completion · Scorecard field-of-study data

A different measurement than the 10-year headline above. These are early-career numbers for students who finished the degree, 1–2 years out — they tend to read higher because they exclude non-completers and are measured right out of school.

  1. Business$90,079
  2. Computer Science$76,460
  3. Engineering Tech$76,460
  4. Legal Studies$64,281
  5. Engineering$50,536
  6. Education$47,729
  7. Culinary & Personal$47,187
  8. Math & Statistics$46,087
  9. Library Science$40,768
  10. Liberal Arts$38,289
  11. Criminal Justice$37,712
  12. Parks & Fitness$35,701
  13. Physical Sciences$33,281
  14. Psychology$30,818
  15. History$30,771
  16. Public Admin$30,173
  17. Foreign Languages$29,685
  18. Health Professions$29,685
  19. Communication and Media Studies.$26,933
  20. Visual & Performing Arts$26,739
  21. Family Sciences$26,542
  22. Biology$26,353
  23. Social Sciences$23,113
  24. English & Literature$20,140

Academics

Acceptance

76.2%

Avg SAT

1,050

Enrollment

17,789

What students study

19 fields offered

Business

15% of degrees awarded — the most popular field

  1. 02Psychology12.0%
  2. 03Health Professions8.9%
  3. 04Education7.2%
  4. 05Visual & Performing Arts7.0%
  5. 06Social Sciences6.9%
  6. 07Biology6.4%
  7. 08Public Admin5.1%
  8. 09Communications5.0%
  9. 10Engineering4.9%
  10. 11Criminal Justice4.3%
  11. 12Family Sciences4.0%
  12. 13Physical Sciences2.5%
  13. 14English & Literature2.0%
  14. 15Foreign Languages1.4%
  15. 16Engineering Tech1.4%
  16. 17Culinary & Personal1.3%
  17. 18History1.2%
  18. 19Computer Science1.1%
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