Education at Wayne State University

Every education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the education program at Wayne State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Wayne State is located in Detroit, Michigan and has a total student population of 26,241.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree in Education
• Master’s Degree in Education

Online Classes Are Available at Wayne State

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Wayne State does offer online courses in education for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Wayne State Education Rankings

The education major at Wayne State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Education. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

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 Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 73% went to women. The typical education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at Wayne State since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at Wayne State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	22
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	111
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Wayne State Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of education master's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% 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, 57% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 39% of degree recipients. That is 7% 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	6
Black or African American	42
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	89
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Wayne State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	145
Teacher Education Subject Specific	111
Educational Administration	97
Instructional Media Design	44
Special Education	33
Student Counseling	30
Curriculum & Instruction	15
Teaching English or French	7
Educational Assessment	5
Multilingual Education	1

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.