Wayne State University Trade Programs

Wayne State University is a public institution situated in Detroit, Michigan. Detroit is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

Where Is Wayne State University?

Contact details for Wayne State are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	42 W. Warren Ave., Detroit, MI 48202
Phone:	313-577-2424
Website:	wayne.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/waynestateuniversity
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/waynestate

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Can I Afford Wayne State?

In a recent term, part-time Wayne State students paid $568 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $1,304 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$13,660	$31,354
Fees	$1,804	$1,804
Books and Supplies	$1,316	$1,316
On Campus Room and Board	$11,762	$11,762
On Campus Other Expenses	$4,410	$4,410

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Wayne State, approximately 32% of students took out student loans averaging $6,437 a year. That adds up to $25,748 over four years for those students.

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Wayne State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 17,503 undergraduate students at Wayne State, with 13,407 being full-time and 4,096 being part-time.

There are also 8,738 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 13,407 full-time undergraduates at Wayne State, 40% are male and 60% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Wayne State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	1,743
Black or African American	1,927
Hispanic or Latino	848
White	7,426
International Students	231
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,232

Geographic Diversity

Michigan students aren't the only ones who study at Wayne State University. At this time, 18 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 75 countries are represented at Wayne State. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, Canada, and China.

Online Learning at Wayne State University

In 2022-2023, 13,780 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Wayne State has changed over the last few years.

Wayne State University Trade School Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Funeral Direction/Service	31	31
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy	25	25
Construction Engineering Technology	23	23
Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology	18	18
Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology	17	17
Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology	13	13
Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology	8	8
Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering Technology	0	0
Manufacturing Engineering Technology	0	0
Welding Engineering Technology	0	0
Nanotechnology	0	0
TOTAL	135	135

Wayne State University Trades

In a recent academic period, Wayne State University awarded 372 undergraduate degrees. The table below shows the number of awards by award type for each trade program. Basic certificates are awards that are completed in less than a year, and undergraduate certificates are those awards that take between one and four years.

Major	Basic Certificates	Undergrad Certificates	Associate’s	Bachelor’s
Allied Health Professions	0	0	0	25
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	0	0	0	8
Computer Engineering Technology	0	0	0	13
Construction Engineering Technology	0	0	0	23
Electronics Engineering Technology	0	0	0	18
Funeral & Mortuary Science	0	0	0	31
Mechanical Engineering Technology	0	0	0	17
Total	0	0	0	372

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Del arte under License

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