Wayne State College
Wayne, Nebraska · Public
Graduate earnings
10of 12 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Nebraska high-school graduate (about $36,976 a year). 2 fall short.
12 of 36 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 24: 22 with no earnings published and 2 with nothing reported. 1 verdict uses 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 12 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$15,360 a year By family income
What it would cost
Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, as reported for students who received federal aid.
Average for all families
$15,360 a year
About $61,440 over 4 years, if price and aid stay the same.
This multiplies the reported yearly net price by the years you choose. It is not a quote or a prediction: it leaves out interest, price rises and the chance of taking longer to finish.
Net price for every income band
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $12,844 |
| $30k to $48k | $11,698 |
| $48k to $75k | $13,851 |
| $75k to $110k | $16,841 |
| $110k and up | $18,905 |
| All families (average) | $15,360 |
College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Bands with no figure were not reported by the school.
Program earnings
Median earnings of each program’s graduates against a typical Nebraska high-school graduate ($36,976 a year).
17 of 48 programs could be assessed 35% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $57,178 | +$20,202 | clears the bar | $16,861 | 0.8 yrs | 155 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $43,369 | +$6,393 | clears the bar | $19,731 | 3.1 yrs | 84 |
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | $55,485 | +$18,509 | clears the bar | $22,205 | 1.2 yrs | 77 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Master's Degree | $64,269 | +$27,293 | above HS line | $17,237 | 0.6 yrs | 70 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | $48,581 | +$11,605 | clears the bar | $23,896 | 2.1 yrs | 63 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | $75,217 | +$38,241 | above HS line | $19,051 | 0.5 yrs | 58 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | $68,431 | +$31,455 | clears the bar | $20,845 | 0.7 yrs | 43 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $58,609 | +$21,633 | clears the bar | $19,000 | 0.9 yrs | 39 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $86,631 | +$49,655 | above HS line | $17,274 | 0.3 yrs | 39 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $41,391 | +$4,415 | clears the bar | $20,396 | 4.6 yrs | 31 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $47,746 | +$10,770 | clears the bar | $24,500 | 2.3 yrs | 29 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Master's Degree | $62,404 | +$25,428 | above HS line | $27,852 | 1.1 yrs | 27 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $35,8331-year earnings | -$1,143 | falls short (1-yr) | $23,150 | no earnings gain | 20 |
| Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $59,871 | +$22,895 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 18 |
| Human Development and Family Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $29,395 | -$7,581 | falls short | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Design | Bachelor's Degree | $39,701 | +$2,725 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Master's Degree | $50,398 | +$13,422 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Human Resources | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 38 |
| Special Education | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 27 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 21 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | $20,500 | not assessed | 17 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Health Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Educational Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Accounting | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Geography and Cartography | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| IT Administration and Management | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Biology/Biotechnology Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Communications and Media | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Social Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Human Resources | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
Sources and definitions
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid. Debt is federal loans only.
- The high-school line is ED’s state benchmark, $36,976 a year.
- Earnings not published: ED reports the program but no earnings figure, usually because too few graduates were measured. Nothing reported: ED lists the program with no figures at all. Neither is a judgement of the program.
- Debt as years of gain is median federal debt divided by how much more graduates earn per year than a typical high-school graduate. It is not a repayment time.
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