Graduate Programs at Wayne State College

Graduate School Overview

Wayne State College (referred to as WSC) is a Public, 4 years school located in Wayne, NE.

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1917 - Current[Estimated Date]).

WSC Directory Information
School Name	Wayne State College (WSC)
Address	1111 Main St, Wayne, NE 68787
Phone	402-375-7000
Web	https://www.wsc.edu
Online Application	https://www.wsc.edu/apply
Financial Info	https://www.wsc.edu/financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of WSC is $5,640 for Nebraska residents and $9,960 for out-of-state students. The school has 913 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 4,773 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 64 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Post-Master Certificate. Among them, 9 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$9,960 $5,640 for Nebraska Residents
Student Population	913
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Post-Master Certificate
Number of Programs	64 graduate programs (9 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	22 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at WSC is $5,640 for Nebraska residents and $9,960 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $233 for Nebraska residents and $465 for out-of-state students.

WSC offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Nebraska Residents	$5,640
Out-of-State	$9,960
Tuition per Credit Hour
Nebraska Residents	$233
Out-of-State	$465

WSC offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.

On its campus, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	9 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	Study abroad Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Wayne State College is $5,640 for Nebraska residents and $9,960 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 3.14% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Nebraska Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$3,983	$1,166	$7,965	$1,166
2019-2020	$4,086	$1,220	$8,172	$1,220
2020-2021	$4,185	$1,227	$8,370	$1,227
2021-2022	$4,185	$1,227	$8,370	$1,227
2022-2023	$4,185	$1,287	$8,370	$1,287
2023-2024	$4,320	$1,320	$8,640	$1,320

The graduate school tuition & fees of WSC is inexpensive compared to public graduate schools in Nebraska. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the Nebraska graduate tuition is $14,788 (public) / $14,011 (private).

The following table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Wayne State College	$5,640	$9,960
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
Nebraska Graduate Schools	$11,171	$14,302
Public	$8,551	$14,788
Private	$14,011

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $13,314 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at WSC.

On-campus living costs are increased by 8.16% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $13,314. Off-campus living costs are increased by 8.16% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$7,800	$3,006	$7,800	$3,006
2019-2020	$8,270	$3,080	$8,270	$3,080
2020-2021	$8,580	$3,142	$8,580	$3,142
2021-2022	$8,690	$3,214	$8,690	$3,214
2022-2023	$8,870	$3,440	$8,870	$3,440
2023-2024	$9,624	$3,690	$9,624	$3,690

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $240 for Nebraska residents and $480 for other students at Wayne State College. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 3.23% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Nebraska Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$221	$443
2019-2020	$227	$454
2020-2021	$233	$465
2021-2022	$233	$465
2022-2023	$233	$465
2023-2024	$240	$480

Graduate Programs at WSC

Wayne State College offers 12 graduate programs for Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 307 students have completed their study at Wayne State College.

Offered Degrees at Wayne State College
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	11	7	287
Post Master's Degree	1	1	20
Total	12	8	307

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Wayne State College by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Superintendency and Educational System Administration program with 20 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Curriculum and Instruction program with 82 completers.

Post-graduate Certificate
Master's

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Wayne State College
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Superintendency and Educational System Administration	✕	20	-

Popular Master's Programs at Wayne State College
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	82	$47,500
Business Administration and Management	✔	49	-
Organizational Behavior Studies	✔	36	-
Secondary School Administration/Principalship	✔	29	-
Elementary and Middle School Administration/Principalship	✔	26	-

Wayne State College offers 12 programs through Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 307 students have completed their graduate studies.

287 students have earned/completed Master's program.
20 students have earned/completed Post-Master's program.

Master's
Post-Master's

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (4 completers)	195 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	82	$47,500
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	6	$53,500
Elementary and Middle School Administration/Principalship	✔	26	-
Secondary School Administration/Principalship	✔	29	-
Special Education and Teaching	✔	23	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	17	-
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services	✕	12	-
Student Counseling and Personnel Services (other)	✕	-	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	7 completers	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	✔	7	-
Business [+]	✔	85 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	49	-
Organizational Behavior Studies	✔	36	-
	Total	287

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education	✕	-	-
	Total	20

Graduate Student Population at WSC

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 913 students enrolled into Wayne State College graduate schools where it has total 4,773 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 181 full-time and 732 part-time graduate students. By gender, 282 male and 631 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	913	282	631
Full-time	181	67	114
Part-tme	732	215	517

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

There are 806 White (88.28%), 19 Black/African American (2.08%), 34 Hispanic (3.72%), 8 Asian (0.88%), and 46 students with other races. 7 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	913	282	631
American Indian/Native American	10	1	9
Asian	8	2	6
Black/African American	19	13	6
Hispanic	34	10	24
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	1	1
White	806	241	565
Two More	14	6	8
Un-Known	13	3	10
Non-resident Alien	7	5	2

Wayne State College offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 580 graduate students (63.53% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 81 graduate students (8.87% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	913
Enrolled Online Exclusively	580
Enrolled Some Online Courses	81
Not in Online Courses	252

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Wayne State College. 122 students are aged 20 to 24 (13.36% of total students), 72 students are aged above 50 (7.89%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Wayne State College.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	913	282	631
Age 20-21	2	0	2
Age 22-24	120	40	80
Age 25-29	241	84	157
Age 30-34	189	59	130
Age 35-39	121	29	92
Age 40-49	168	48	120
Age 50-64	72	22	50

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