Nursing at Wayne State University

If you plan to study nursing, take a look at what Wayne State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Wayne State is located in Detroit, Michigan and has a total student population of 26,241. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 172 students received a bachelor's degree in nursing from Wayne State.

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

Wayne State Nursing Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
• Master’s Degree in Nursing
• Doctorate Degree in Nursing

Wayne State Nursing Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks nursing programs across the country. The following shows how Wayne State performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing major at Wayne State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Nursing. 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	119
Most Focused Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	232
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	265
	378
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	402
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	617
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	783
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	900
Most Focused Nursing Schools	1,599

In 2021, 69 students received their master’s degree in nursing from Wayne State. This makes it the #141 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 33 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #96 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from Wayne State Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Wayne State is $63,013. This is 0% higher than $62,880, which is the national average for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

Nursing Student Demographics at Wayne State

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

Wayne State Nursing Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at Wayne State since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing 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 nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	112
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

Wayne State Nursing Master’s Program

The nursing program at Wayne State awarded 69 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 23% of these degrees went to men with the other 77% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nursing each year. Wayne State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from Wayne State, 86% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	59
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Wayne State also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 33 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Nursing

Nursing majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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
Registered Nursing	172
Nurse Anesthetist	24
School Nursing	19
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	14
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	12
Nursing Practice	11
Nursing Science	11
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing	10
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery	4
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing	2

Related Majors

• Medical Science
• Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services
• Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Mental & Social Health Services

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing 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
Registered Nurses	96,680	$71,330
Medical and Health Services Managers	11,960	$111,780
Nurse Practitioners	4,490	$106,880
Nurse Anesthetists	2,250	$180,560
Nursing Instructors and Professors	1,410	$81,230

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.