Wayne State College
Wayne, Nebraska · Also known as WSC · Website
$47,075
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$47,075
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Wayne State College is a public 4-year college in Wayne, Nebraska with 3,010 undergraduates and 764 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $15,360 a year (tuition and fees $8,216). 52% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $47,075 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $19,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$15,360
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$8,216
US median $11,837
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
52%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$19,000
About $201 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$47,075
Rank 1,750 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $15,360
- Tuition and fees
- $8,216
- Cost of attendance
- $22,565
- Students with a need-based grant
- 26%
- Students with federal loans
- 32%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $12,844
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $11,698
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $13,851
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $16,841
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $18,905
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $5,898 in 2015-16 to $8,216 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 3,010
- Graduate students
- 764
- Part-time students
- 7.0%
- Women
- 57%
- Students per teacher
- 19
- Completion rate
- 52%
- Retention rate
- 72%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 48
- Endowment
- $33.3M
- Other
- Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,750 of 5,094 US colleges and 19 of 35 in Nebraska (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NE median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $15,360 | $16,590 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $8,216 | $9,310 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 79% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 52% | 55% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 72% | 75% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $19,000 | $19,500 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $40,857 | $40,857 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $47,075 | $48,110 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 69% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 71% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
48 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 155 | $16,861 | $43,490 | $57,178 | $68,257 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 84 | $19,731 | $41,322 | $43,369 | $47,382 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 77 | $22,205 | $41,869 | $55,485 | $55,378 |
| Curriculum and InstructionMaster's | Master's | 70 | $17,237 | $53,346 | $64,269 | $63,399 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 63 | $23,896 | $42,589 | $48,581 | $51,389 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionOnlineMaster's | Master's | 58 | $19,051 | $65,798 | $75,217 | $71,685 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's | Bachelor's | 43 | $20,845 | $54,600 | $68,431 | $80,890 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 39 | $19,000 | $32,538 | $58,609 | $57,214 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 39 | $17,274 | $69,533 | $86,631 | $103,485 |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 38 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 31 | $20,396 | $35,028 | $41,391 | $50,523 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 29 | $24,500 | $35,343 | $47,746 | $54,562 |
| Special Education and TeachingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 27 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,499 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesMaster's | Master's | 27 | $27,852 | $51,778 | $62,404 | $60,111 |
| ChemistryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,120 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | $23,150 | $35,833 | Withheld | $56,359 |
| Information Science/StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | Withheld | $49,981 | $59,871 | $85,294 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | $20,500 | Withheld | Withheld | $50,706 |
| Special Education and TeachingOnlineMaster's | Master's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $46,475 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,693 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $61,296 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $92,374 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $86,288 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,000 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Wayne and Nebraska on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Nebraska
- Homes: Homes for sale in Nebraska
Questions and answers
How much does Wayne State College cost?
$15,360 a year is the average net price at Wayne State College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $8,216, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $22,565. Families earning under $30,000 pay $12,844 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Wayne State College?
Wayne State College has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Wayne State College graduates earn?
$47,075 a year is the median pay of former Wayne State College students who work, 10 years after they started ($40,857 after 6 years). That ranks 1,750 of 5,094 US colleges and 19 of 35 in Nebraska. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's) at $69,533.
How much student debt do Wayne State College graduates have?
$19,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Wayne State College graduates, about $201 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 32% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Wayne State College?
52% of first-time, full-time students at Wayne State College finish within 6 years. 72% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at Wayne State College?
Business Administration, Management and Operations (155 bachelor's graduates), Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (84 bachelor's graduates), Criminal Justice and Corrections (77 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 48 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.