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Located in Detroit, Michigan, Wayne State University is a public institution. The city atmosphere of Detroit makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

1,839 Master's Degrees
818 Doctor's Degrees

Where Is Wayne State University?

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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

Wayne State University Graduate Student Diversity

8,080 Graduate Students
60% Women
32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Gender Diversity

Of the 8,080 graduate students at Wayne State, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 585
Black or African American 1,004
Hispanic or Latino 401
White 4,492
International Students 821
Other Races/Ethnicities 777

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

3,328 Took All Classes Online
13,780 Took At Least One Class Online
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.

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The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Wayne State majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Computer & Information Sciences 4%
History 36%
Visual & Performing Arts 21%

Wayne State University Graduate Concentrations

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

Major Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Business Administration & Management 22 368 0 390
Medicine 0 0 307 307
Social Work 2 253 1 256
Library & Information Science 29 122 0 151
Law 0 0 118 118
Nursing 5 60 42 107
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 0 2 104 106
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 15 62 1 78
Public Health 12 59 3 74
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 1 34 32 67
Educational Administration 22 27 12 61
Health & Physical Education 0 58 0 58
Allied Health Professions 0 55 0 55
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 51 0 51
Student Counseling 1 47 1 49
Communication Sciences 0 39 9 48
Computer Information Systems 0 35 11 46
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) 0 43 0 43
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 0 42 0 42
Industrial Engineering 0 28 10 38
Instructional Media Design 2 31 4 37
Public Administration 16 18 0 34
Mental & Social Health Services 13 19 1 33
Chemistry 0 7 24 31
Biomedical Engineering 2 18 8 28
Mechanical Engineering 0 24 2 26
Teacher Education Subject Specific 2 17 6 25
Urban & Regional Planning 0 24 0 24
General Psychology 0 12 12 24
Accounting 1 21 0 22
Economics 4 13 5 22
Communication & Media Studies 0 12 7 19
Electrical Engineering 0 13 6 19
Political Science & Government 0 12 7 19
General English Literature 0 10 7 17
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 0 17 0 17
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 17 0 0 17
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 0 3 12 15
Other Engineering 1 14 0 15
History 3 7 4 14
Anthropology 0 11 3 14
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 0 7 6 13
Civil Engineering 0 11 2 13
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 0 10 3 13
Engineering-Related Fields 0 12 0 12
General Biology 0 4 7 11
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 0 5 6 11
Physics 0 4 7 11
Curriculum & Instruction 9 0 1 10
Criminal Justice & Corrections 0 10 0 10
Mathematics 0 5 4 9
Materials Sciences 0 5 4 9
Information Science 4 4 0 8
Teaching English or French 6 0 0 6
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 6 0 0 6
Statistics 0 6 0 6
Arts & Media Management 0 6 0 6
Fine & Studio Arts 0 6 0 6
Music 0 6 0 6
Chemical Engineering 0 4 1 5
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 5 0 0 5
Sociology 0 1 4 5
Genetics 0 3 1 4
Educational Assessment 0 2 2 4
Special Education 0 2 2 4
Legal Professions (Other) 0 2 2 4
Gerontology 4 0 0 4
Drama & Theater Arts 0 4 0 4
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 0 2 1 3
International Business 0 3 0 3
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 0 3 0 3
General Engineering Technology 0 3 0 3
Computer Engineering 0 2 1 3
Geological & Earth Sciences 0 3 0 3
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 0 0 2 2
Human Resource Management 0 2 0 2
Computer Engineering Technology 0 2 0 2
Environmental Engineering 0 2 0 2
Manufacturing Engineering 0 2 0 2
Legal Research 0 2 0 2
Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution 2 0 0 2
Philosophy 0 1 1 2
Biotechnology 0 1 0 1
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 0 0 1 1
Taxation 0 1 0 1
Multilingual Education 0 1 0 1
Classical Languages & Literature 0 1 0 1
Dispute Resolution 0 1 0 1
Other Social Sciences 0 0 1 1
Entrepreneurial Studies 0 0 0 0
Finance & Financial Management 0 0 0 0
Marketing 0 0 0 0
Management Information Systems 0 0 0 0
Journalism 0 0 0 0
Public Relations & Advertising 0 0 0 0
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 0 0 0 0
Construction Engineering Technology 0 0 0 0
Electronics Engineering Technology 0 0 0 0
Industrial Production Technology 0 0 0 0
Mechanical Engineering Technology 0 0 0 0
Nanotechnology 0 0 0 0
General Engineering 0 0 0 0
Polymer & Plastics Engineering 0 0 0 0
Systems Engineering 0 0 0 0
Area Studies 0 0 0 0
Ethnic Studies 0 0 0 0
Textile & Apparel Studies 0 0 0 0
Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) 0 0 0 0
Germanic Languages 0 0 0 0
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages 0 0 0 0
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages 0 0 0 0
Medical Science 0 0 0 0
Other Health Professions 0 0 0 0
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 0 0 0
Applied Mathematics 0 0 0 0
Museum Studies 0 0 0 0
Sustainability Science 0 0 0 0
Natural Resources Conservation 0 0 0 0
Funeral & Mortuary Science 0 0 0 0
Astronomy & Astrophysics 0 0 0 0
Other Physical Science 0 0 0 0
Geography & Cartography 0 0 0 0
Urban Studies 0 0 0 0
Dance 0 0 0 0
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 206 1,839 818 2,863

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.

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