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Major Programs at WSU

Offered Degrees BS, MS, Doctorate, Certificate, Post-Graduate
Online Courses BS, MS, Certificate, Post-Graduate
Total Programs 332
Online Programs 39
Salary after Completing $20,800 - $75,400

Offered Degrees at WSU

Wayne State University is categorized by Research University (very high research activity) by Carnegie categorization. As of 2025, Wayne State University offers 332 programs through online and on-site (classroom) education. It offers Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Certificate and Post-Graduate Certificate degree.
The following table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability.
Offered Degrees and Number of Programs
Wayne State University
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online Class
Bachelor's883
Master's11623
Doctorate (Research)530
Doctorate (Practical)170
Less Than 1 Year Certificate82
Post-Bachelor's Certificate132
Post-Master's Certificate379
Total33239

Field of Study by Offered Degree/Program

Bachelor'sMaster'sDoctorate (Research)Doctorate (Practical)Less Than 1 Year CertificatePost-Bachelor's CertificatePost-Master's Certificate

WSU Bachelor's Programs

Wayne State University offers Bachelor's degree with 88 major programs. Among them 3 programs are available through online classes.
Bachelor's Programs
Wayne State University
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompleterAverage Salary after Completing
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] ✕ 24
Environmental Science✕24-
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] ✕ 11
East Asian Studies✕1-
African-American/Black Studies✕9-
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies (other)✕1-
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 56
Speech Communication and Rhetoric✕2$31,900
Journalism✕31$33,600
Radio and Television✕1$22,900
Public Relations/Image Management✕22-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 184
Computer and Information Sciences✕159$71,500
Information Science/Studies✕25-
Personal and Culinary Services [+] ✔ 38
Funeral Direction/Service✔38-
Education [+] ✕ 164
Educational/Instructional Technology✕1-
Special Education and Teaching✕20$36,400
Elementary Education and Teaching✕58-
Secondary Education and Teaching✕57-
Health Teacher Education✕4-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching✕24-
Engineering [+] ✕ 196
Engineering✕--
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering✕29-
Chemical Engineering✕22$73,400
Civil Engineering✕38$60,800
Electrical and Electronics Engineering✕93$75,400
Mechanical Engineering✕1$73,000
Industrial Engineering✕13-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 72
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician✕13-
Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering Technology✕1-
Welding Engineering Technology/Technician✕5-
Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician✕15-
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician✕30-
Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology✕8-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 14
Foreign Languages and Literatures✕4-
Linguistics✕1-
German Language and Literature✕3-
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (other)✕1-
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics✕2-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (other)✕3-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 148
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies✕64$23,000
Apparel and Textile Marketing Management✕84-
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 1
English Language and Literature✕1$21,800
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 5
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✕5$33,900
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 125
Biology/Biological Sciences✕123$26,700
Neuroscience✕2-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other)✕--
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 28
Mathematics✕13-
Financial Mathematics✕7-
Mathematical Statistics and Probability✕8-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 114
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management✕33-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science✕81-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] ✕ 2
Philosophy✕2-
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 71
Astronomy✕3-
Chemistry✕19-
Chemistry (other)✕24-
Geology/Earth Science✕8-
Physics✕10-
Physical Sciences (other)✕7-
Psychology [+] ✕ 6
Psychology✕6$30,100
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 122
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies✕122-
Human Services [+] ✔ 121
Public Administration✕8-
Social Work✔113$31,400
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 61
Anthropology✕2-
Economics✕16-
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics✕1-
Political Science and Government✕4$24,500
Sociology✕37$31,400
Urban Studies/Affairs✕1-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 135
Dance✕16$20,800
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts✕24$21,100
Cinematography and Film/Video Production✕25-
Art/Art Studies✕36$26,200
Art History, Criticism and Conservation✕7-
Music✕27$29,400
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 486
Communication Sciences and Disorders✕1-
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist✕24-
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist✕17-
Public Health✕204-
Behavioral Aspects of Health✕6-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✕181$62,300
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)✕53$74,900
Business [+] ✔ 160
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management✕44-
Accounting✕13$49,100
Finance✕13$48,900
Labor and Industrial Relations✕10-
Organizational Behavior Studies✕13-
Management Information Systems✔46$54,500
Marketing/Marketing Management✕21$37,800
History [+] ✕ 1-
History✕1-

WSU Master's Programs

Wayne State University offers Master's degree with 116 major programs. Among them 23 programs are available through online classes.
Master's Programs
Wayne State University
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompleterAverage Salary after Completing
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] ✕ 3
Environmental Science✕3-
Architecture [+] ✕ 22
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning✕22-
Communication and Journalism [+] ✔ 10
Speech Communication and Rhetoric✔10-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✔ 58
Computer and Information Sciences✔50-
Artificial Intelligence✕--
Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician✕1-
Information Science/Studies✔4-
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration✕3-
Education [+] ✔ 138
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision✕18-
Educational/Instructional Technology✕15$51,300
Educational Evaluation and Research✕--
Educational Assessment, Testing, and Measurement✔--
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services✕53$42,600
Elementary Education and Teaching✕10-
Secondary Education and Teaching✕18-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)✔19-
Art Teacher Education✕--
English/Language Arts Teacher Education✕1-
Health Teacher Education✕3-
Reading Teacher Education✕1-
Engineering [+] ✔ 118
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering✔12-
Chemical Engineering✕5-
Civil Engineering✕6$71,900
Computer Engineering✕5-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering✔25-
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering✕1-
Mechanical Engineering✔21-
Systems Engineering✔--
Industrial Engineering✕30-
Manufacturing Engineering✕1-
Engineering (other)✕12-
Engineering Technology [+] ✔ 25
Robotics Technology/Technician✔--
Automation Engineer Technology/Technician✕5-
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician✔--
Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology✕1-
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians (other)✕--
Engineering/Industrial Management✕19-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 11
Foreign Languages and Literatures✕4-
Linguistics✕6-
German Language and Literature✕--
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (other)✕1-
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics✕--
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 2
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies✕2-
Legal Studies [+] ✔ 23
Advanced Legal Research/Studies✔18-
Programs for Foreign Lawyers✕2-
Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law✕2-
Tax Law/Taxation✕1-
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies (other)✕--
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 12
English Language and Literature✕12-
Library Science [+] ✔ 122
Library and Information Science✔122$38,800
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 41
Biology/Biological Sciences✕5-
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology✕3-
Anatomy✕1-
Immunology✕1-
Genome Sciences/Genomics✕1-
Physiology✕4-
Oncology and Cancer Biology✕3-
Biotechnology✕--
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other)✕23-
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 13
Mathematics✕4-
Applied Mathematics✕6-
Statistics✕3-
Mathematical Statistics and Probability✕--
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 0
Financial Analytics✕--
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✔ 45
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management✔30-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science✕15-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] ✕ 6
Philosophy✕6-
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 21
Chemistry✕10-
Geology/Earth Science✕--
Physics✕6-
Materials Science✕5-
Psychology [+] ✔ 55
Psychology✕9-
Counseling Psychology✕12-
Industrial and Organizational Psychology✕11-
School Psychology✕9-
Educational Psychology✕2-
Applied Behavior Analysis✔12-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✔ 18
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies✔18-
Human Services [+] ✔ 236
Public Administration✕13-
Social Work✔223$42,400
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 34
Anthropology✕15-
Economics✕9-
Political Science and Government✕7-
Sociology✕3-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 17
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts✕4-
Art/Art Studies✕5-
Art History, Criticism and Conservation✕1-
Music✕5-
Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management✕2-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✔ 256
Communication Sciences and Disorders✕38$50,400
Pathology/Pathologist Assistant✕14-
Physician Assistant✕46-
Athletic Training/Trainer✕4-
Medical Scientist✕--
Genetic Counseling/Counselor✕8-
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design✕3-
Public Health✕45-
Health/Medical Physics✕5-
Behavioral Aspects of Health✔7-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist✕25-
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor✕1-
Dietetics/Dietitian✔9-
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing✕9-
Pediatric Nurse/Nursing✕13-
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing✕24-
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing✕5-
Business [+] ✔ 334
Business Administration and Management✔272$83,600
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management✔4-
Accounting✕25$57,100
Finance✕--
Labor and Industrial Relations✕2-
Organizational Behavior Studies✔--
Management Science✕31-
History [+] ✔ 6-
History✔3-
Public/Applied History✕3-

WSU Doctorate (Research) Programs

Wayne State University offers Doctorate (Research) degree with 53 major programs. All programs are on-site education (i.e distance learning opportunity is not offered for the Doctorate (Research) degree).
Doctorate (Research) Programs
Wayne State University
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompleterAverage Salary after Completing
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 10
Speech Communication and Rhetoric✕10-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 6
Computer and Information Sciences✕6-
Education [+] ✕ 25
Curriculum and Instruction✕9-
Educational Leadership and Administration✕7-
Educational/Instructional Technology✕2-
Educational Evaluation and Research✕--
Special Education and Teaching✕--
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services✕2-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching✕5-
Reading Teacher Education✕--
Engineering [+] ✕ 35
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering✕6-
Chemical Engineering✕1-
Civil Engineering✕5-
Computer Engineering✕1-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering✕7-
Mechanical Engineering✕6-
Industrial Engineering✕9-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 2
Foreign Languages and Literatures✕2-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 2
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies✕2-
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 8
English Language and Literature✕8-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 21
Biology/Biological Sciences✕8-
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology✕1-
Anatomy✕1-
Immunology✕1-
Genome Sciences/Genomics✕3-
Physiology✕3-
Pathology/Experimental Pathology✕--
Oncology and Cancer Biology✕2-
Neuroscience✕2-
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 2
Mathematics✕2-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 0
Gerontology✕--
Sustainability Studies✕--
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] ✕ 1
Philosophy✕1-
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 32
Chemistry✕27-
Physics✕5-
Materials Science✕--
Psychology [+] ✕ 19
Psychology✕18-
Counseling Psychology✕--
Educational Psychology✕1-
Human Services [+] ✕ 4
Social Work✕4-
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 9
Anthropology✕--
Economics✕4-
Political Science and Government✕4-
Sociology✕1-
Social Sciences (other)✕--
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 13
Communication Sciences and Disorders✕1-
Audiology/Audiologist✕7-
Medical Scientist✕--
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design✕4-
Health/Medical Physics✕--
Nursing Science✕1-
Business [+] ✕ 2
Business Administration and Management✕2-
History [+] ✕ 3-
History✕3-

WSU Doctorate (Practical) Programs

Wayne State University offers Doctorate (Practical) degree with 17 major programs. All programs are on-site education (i.e distance learning opportunity is not offered for the Doctorate (Practical) degree).
Doctorate (Practical) Programs
Wayne State University
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompleterAverage Salary after Completing
Legal Studies [+] ✕ 133
Law✕132-
Legal Professions and Studies (other)✕1-
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 0
Political Science and Government✕--
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 431-
Medicine✕258-
Pharmacy✕76$113,200
Health/Medical Physics✕--
Occupational Therapy/Therapist✕--
Physical Therapy/Therapist✕36-
Nurse Anesthetist✕24-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing✕14-
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing✕1-
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery✕2-
Nursing Science✕2-
Pediatric Nurse/Nursing✕2-
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing✕2-
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing✕--
Nursing Practice✕14-

WSU Less Than 1 Year Certificate Programs

Wayne State University offers Less Than 1 Year Certificate degree with 8 major programs. Among them 2 programs are available through online classes.
Less Than 1 Year Certificate Programs
Wayne State University
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompleterAverage Salary after Completing
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 0
Nanotechnology✕--
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✔ 0
German Language and Literature✔--
French Language and Literature✕--
Italian Language and Literature✔--
Arabic Language and Literature✕--
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 0
Analytical Chemistry✕--
Psychology [+] ✕ 3
Applied Behavior Analysis✕3-
Business [+] ✕ 0-
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies✕--

WSU Post-Bachelor's Certificate Programs

Wayne State University offers Post-Bachelor's Certificate degree with 13 major programs. Among them 2 programs are available through online classes.
Post-Bachelor's Certificate Programs
Wayne State University
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompleterAverage Salary after Completing
Education [+] ✕ 5
Bilingual and Multilingual Education✕--
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities✕--
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism✕--
Education/Teaching of Individuals Who are Developmentally Delayed✕--
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor✕5-
Engineering [+] ✔ 3
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering✔3-
Systems Engineering✔--
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 1
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist✕--
Medical Scientist✕--
Public Health✕1-
Business [+] ✕ 1
Accounting✕--
Management Information Systems✕1-
History [+] ✕ 4-
History✕4-

WSU Post-Master's Certificate Programs

Wayne State University offers Post-Master's Certificate degree with 37 major programs. Among them 9 programs are available through online classes.
Post-Master's Certificate Programs
Wayne State University
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompleterAverage Salary after Completing
Communication and Journalism [+] ✔ 2
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia✔--
Public Relations/Image Management✔1-
Health Communication✕1-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✔ 2
Information Science/Studies✔2-
Education [+] ✕ 27
Curriculum and Instruction✕1-
Educational Leadership and Administration✕26$66,800
Educational/Instructional Technology✕--
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services✕--
Engineering [+] ✕ 2
Engineering✕--
Polymer/Plastics Engineering✕--
Engineering (other)✕2-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 0
Linguistics✕--
Library Science [+] ✔ 28
Library and Information Science✔-$37,100
Children and Youth Library Services✔6-
Archives/Archival Administration✔22-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 10
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution✕--
Gerontology✕7-
Museology/Museum Studies✕3-
Sustainability Studies✕--
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] ✔ 0
Applied and Professional Ethics✔--
Psychology [+] ✕ 15
School Psychology✕15-
Human Services [+] ✔ 6
Public Administration✔6-
Social Work✕--
Youth Services/Administration✕--
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 3
Economics✕2-
Geographic Information Science and Cartography✕1-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✔ 27
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies✔--
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling✕15-
Health/Medical Physics✕--
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (other)✕--
Nursing Education✕10-
Nurse Anesthetist✕--
Pediatric Nurse/Nursing✕--
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing✕--
Nursing Practice✕2-
Business [+] ✕ 4-
Business Administration and Management✕3-
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies✕1-