Online Degrees and Programs at Wayne State University

Wayne State University offers 336 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 30 major programs - 20 Masters and 10 Post-graduate Certificate.

The 2024 tuition & fees is $15,464 for Michigan residents and $33,158 for out-of-state students.

Total 3,328 students out of total 23,630 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 1,565 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

Wayne State University is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Wayne State University. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Michigan residents, the tuition & fees are $15,464 and $33,158 for non-Michigan residents. For graduate programs, the 2024 tuition & fees is $20,482 and $41,820 for out-of-state students.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $568 for Michigan residents and $1,304 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $763 for Michigan residents and $1,652 for out-of-state students.

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Online Programs By Area of Study

Wayne State University offers 336 degree programs through Certificate, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 30 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 20 Masters, 10 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Majors and number of completers

The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Wayne State University, there are 23,630 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 13,780 students were attending classes through distance learning (3,328 students are enrolled exclusively and 10,452 are enrolled in some online courses).

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 3,328 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 3,134 Michigan Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 91 students living in the U.S. States other than Michigan, and 85 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

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