Graduate Programs & Tuition at Wayne State College

Wayne State College (WSC) is a four-year, public school located in Wayne, NE.

It offers 15 graduate programs - 12 Master's, 2 Post-bachelor's, 1 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $5,784 for in-state and $10,194 for out-of-state students.

A total of 764 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 4,666 students at WSC. WSC offers online graduate programs and 471 out of 764 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

Graduate Program Overview

For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $5,784 for Nebraska residents and $10,194 for out-of-state students. It offers fifteen (15) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameWayne State College
TypeFour-year, Public
Address1111 Main St, Wayne, NE
Graduate School Students873 students
471 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2024-2025)In-State$5,784
Out-of-State$10,194
Student to Faculty19:1 (5.26%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 15 Graduate Programs
12 Master's, 3 Post graduate certificates

2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Wayne State College

The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Wayne State College with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Nebraska residents, the tuition & fees are $5,784 and $10,194 for non-Nebraska residents.

The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $245 for Nebraska residents and $490 for out-of-state students.

2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$4,410$8,820
Fees$1,374$1,374
Cost per Credit$245$490
Books & Supplies$1,536
Room & Board$10,142 (On-Campus) / $10,142 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$3,798 (On-Campus) / $3,798 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$21,260$25,670
Off-Campus Total$21,260$25,670
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
2020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
In-State$5,412$5,412$5,472$5,640$5,784
Out-of-State$9,597$9,597$9,657$9,960$10,194

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Wayne State College offers Masters, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 15 major areas - 12 Master's (8 online programs), 2 Post-Bachelor's (1 online programs), 1 Post-Master's (1 online programs).

The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.

Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
Master'sDoctorate Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total208-311
Men72-18
Women136-23

Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services NOT OFFER 3 NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Organizational Behavior StudiesONLINE NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Curriculum and Instruction61 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Educational Leadership and Administration6ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Elementary and Middle School Administration/Principalship18ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Secondary School Administration/Principalship17ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Special Education and Teaching6ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services13 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services21 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Student Counseling and Personnel Services (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)7ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management30ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Accounting3ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Organizational Behavior Studies26ONLINE NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Superintendency and Educational System AdministrationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 11ONLINE

Graduate Student Population

WSC graduate schools have a total of 873 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 246 male and 627 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 177 full-time and 696 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 471 students enrolled through online exclusively and 54 students are taking some online graduate courses.

By race/ethnicity 770 White, 14 Black, and 6 Asian students are attending at Wayne State College. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

6 grad students are younger than 22 and 231 students are older than 65. It has 317 students aged between 22 and 30 and 210 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total873
Men246
Women627
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total873
Full-time Students177
Part-time Students696
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total873
American Indian /
Native American
8
Asian6
Black14
Hispanic38
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander
1
White770
Two or more races13
Un-Known16
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total873
21 & Under6
22-24122
25-29195
30-34117
35-3993
40 & Over231

Online Population

At Wayne State College graduate schools, 471 students enrolled online exclusively and 54 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment764
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses471
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses54
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses239
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses471
Nebraska Resident393
Other State In U.S.77
Outside of U.S.1
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