Graduate School Tuition at Wayne State College

Wayne State College is a four-years, public school located in Wayne, NE. It offers 12 graduate programs - 11 Master's, and 1 Post-master's. The 2024 average tuition & fees of graduate programs is $5,640 for Nebraska residents and $9,960 for others. A total of 913 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 4,773 students at WSC.

WSC offers online graduate programs and 580 out of 913 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

The Master's Educational Leadership and Administration program has the highest salary ($53,500) after graduation and the Master's Curriculum and Instruction program is reported as the second highest-earning program with a $47,500 average salary.

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Graduate Program Overview

Wayne State College is a four-years, public school located in Wayne, Nebraska. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs.

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $5,640 for Nebraska residents and $9,960 for out-of-state students. It offers twelve (12) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	Wayne State College
Type	four-years, public
Address	1111 Main St, Wayne, NE
Graduate School Students	814 students 580 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)	In-State$5,640 Out-of-State$9,960
Student to Faculty	22:1 (4.55%)
Number of Offered Graduate Programs	Total 12 Graduate Programs 11 Master's, 1 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 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 $5,640 and $9,960 for non-Nebraska residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $240 for Nebraska residents and $480 for out-of-state students.

2024 Tuition & Fees

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	In-State	Out-of-State
Tuition	$4,320	$8,640
Fees	$1,320	$1,320
Cost per Credit	$240	$480
Books & Supplies	$1,488
Room & Board	$9,624 (On-Campus) / $9,624 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$3,690 (On-Campus) / $3,690 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$20,442	$24,762
Off-Campus Total	$20,442	$24,762

Tuition Trends

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2019-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
In-State	$5,306	$5,412	$5,412	$5,472	$5,640
Out-of-State	$9,392	$9,597	$9,597	$9,657	$9,960

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

Wayne State College offers Masters, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 12 major areas - 11 Master's (7 online programs), 1 Post-Master'(1 online programs).

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

Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Bachelor's	Post-Master's
Total	287	-	-	20
Men	95	-	-	15
Women	192	-	-	5

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.

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Curriculum and Instruction	82	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$47,500	-	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	6^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$53,500	-	-
Elementary and Middle School Administration/Principalship	26^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Secondary School Administration/Principalship	29^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Special Education and Teaching	23^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	17	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Student Counseling and Personnel Services (other)		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	7^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Business

what is Business program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business Administration and Management	49^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Organizational Behavior Studies	36^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Superintendency and Educational System Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	20^ONLINE
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Graduate Student Population

Total 4,580 students enrolled in Wayne State College including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 814 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees.

By gender, it has 285 male and 529 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 149 full-time and 665 part-time students in graduate schools.

It offers online degree programs and 580 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 81 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	814	149	665
Men Students	285	42	243
Women Students	529	107	422

By race/ethnicity 710 White, 11 Black, and 4 Asian students are attending at Wayne State College. The detailed graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
	Total	Men	Women
Total	814	285	529
American Indian or Native American	10	1	9
Asian	1	3	11
Black	11	8	3
Hispanic	40	11	29
White	710	251	459
Tow or More Races	16	5	11
Race Unknown	18	3	15

2 students are younger than 22 and 240 students are older than 65. The school has 361 students aged between 22 and 30 and 310 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total	814
21 & Under	2
22-24	120
25-29	241
30-34	189
35-39	121
40 & Over	240

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field.

At WSC, 580 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 81 students are enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	913
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	580
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	81
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	252

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	580
Nebraska Resident	470
Other State In U.S.	108
Outside of U.S.	2

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