Education at Wayne State University

What traits are you looking for in a education school? To help you decide if Wayne State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's education program.

Wayne State is located in Detroit, Michigan and approximately 26,241 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 173 students received their master's degree in education.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Education section at the bottom of this page.

Wayne State Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Education
• Doctorate Degree in Education

Wayne State Education Rankings

There were 31 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #127 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at Wayne State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education majors at Wayne State University.

Wayne State Education Master’s Program

The education program at Wayne State awarded 173 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 25% of these degrees went to men with the other 75% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in education each year. Wayne State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from Wayne State, 60% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 36% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Wayne State University with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	43
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	104
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

Concentrations Within Education

If you plan to be a education major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Wayne State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Educational Administration	97
Teacher Education Grade Specific	57
Instructional Media Design	40
Student Counseling	30
Teacher Education Subject Specific	20
Curriculum & Instruction	15
Teaching English or French	7
Educational Assessment	5
Special Education	4
Multilingual Education	1

Related Majors

• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• Social Sciences
• Psychology

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MI, the home state for Wayne State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Elementary School Teachers	38,330	$66,180
Teacher Assistants	35,700	$27,570
High School Teachers	24,130	$62,950
Middle School Teachers	12,750	$64,540
Preschool Teachers	9,270	$35,010

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
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Del arte under License

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