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. It is classified as a Master's College and University (larger programs) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Master's degree.

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 at Wayne State College is $5,472 for Nebraska residents and $9,657 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	$9,657 $5,472 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 Wayne State College is $5,472 for Nebraska residents and $9,657 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.

Wayne State College offers the alternative tuition plans.

Wayne State College 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 $5,472 for Nebraska residents and $9,657 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 0.63% 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

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 $19,518 and the Nebraska graduate tuition is $14,483 (public) / $13,689 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Wayne State College	$5,472	$9,657
All Graduate Schools	$16,002	$19,518
Public	$11,454	$20,592
Private	$19,594
Nebraska Graduate Schools	$11,113	$13,987
Public	$8,409	$14,483
Private	$13,689

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $12,310 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Wayne State College. On-campus living costs are increased by 3.41% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $12,310. Off-campus living costs are increased by 3.41% 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

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $233 for Nebraska residents and $465 for other students at Wayne State College. The graduate tuition per credit hour are stayed same 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

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)	✕	0	-
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 [+]	✔	20 completers	-
Superintendency and Educational System Administration	✔	20	-
	Total	20

Graduate Student Population at WSC

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 814 students enrolled into Wayne State College graduate schools where it has total 4,773 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 149 full-time and 665 part-time graduate students. By gender, 285 male and 529 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	814	285	529
Full-time	149	42	107
Part-tme	665	243	422

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

There are 710 White (87.22%), 11 Black/African American (1.35%), 40 Hispanic (4.91%), 4 Asian (0.49%), and 49 students with other races. 5 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	814	285	529
American Indian/Native American	10	1	9
Asian	4	1	3
Black/African American	11	8	3
Hispanic	40	11	29
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	710	251	459
Two More	16	5	11
Un-Known	18	3	15
Non-resident Alien	5	5	0

Wayne State College offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 599 graduate students (73.59% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 69 graduate students (8.48% 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	814
Enrolled Online Exclusively	599
Enrolled Some Online Courses	69
Not in Online Courses	146

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Wayne State College. 134 students are aged 20 to 24 (16.46% of total students), 59 students are aged above 50 (7.25%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Wayne State College.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	814	285	529
Age 20-21	3	0	3
Age 22-24	131	49	82
Age 25-29	228	78	150
Age 30-34	157	61	96
Age 35-39	104	37	67
Age 40-49	132	36	96
Age 50-64	58	23	35
Over 64	1	1	0

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