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Statement · Wayne, NE

Wayne State College

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  1. Families earning under $30k paid $12,844 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $22,565.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $47,075 ten years after entering, the 41st percentile among public 4-years.

  3. 52% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Enrollment, 2023
5,944

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $22,565 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $11,698 and $18,905 a year depending on income at Wayne State College.

Statement of cost · Wayne State College

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$22,565
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
$12,844
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$15,360
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
$8,216

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

under $30k: $12,844; $30–48k: $11,698; $48–75k: $13,851; $75–110k: $16,841; over $110k: $18,905. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years, from $8,778 to $16,425; dotted line at the median, $12,780.
  • Shaded: the middle half of public 4-years (all incomes), $8,778 to $16,425. Dotted line: the median, $12,780.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k$12,844
$30k–$48k$11,698
$48k–$75k$13,851
$75k–$110k$16,841
Over $110k$18,905

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $47,075; the median graduate who borrowed owes $19,000.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$40,857
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$43,712
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
41st percentile among public 4-years
$47,075
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
44th percentile among public 4-years
$19,000
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$12,240

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of public 4-years at 10 years: $42,655 to $60,720.

6 yrs after entry: $40,857; 8 yrs after entry: $43,712; 10 yrs after entry: $47,075. Median graduate debt: $19,000. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years at 10 years, from $42,655 to $60,720; dotted line at the median, $50,178.
  • Shaded: middle half of public 4-years, 10 years out ($42,655 to $60,720); dotted line is the median.
  • Dashed: median graduate debt, $19,000.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Earnings after entry and graduate debt
MeasureDollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry$40,857
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$43,712
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$47,075
Median graduate debt$19,000

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at Wayne State College
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree155$53,578$18,250
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree84$46,674$19,500
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree77$45,111$25,000
Curriculum and InstructionMaster's Degree70$57,153not reported
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's Degree63$49,237$25,957
Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's Degree58$66,147not reported
Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's Degree43not reported$25,000
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree39not reported$18,761
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree39not reportednot reported
Human Resources Management and ServicesMaster's Degree38not reportednot reported
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyBachelor's Degree31$39,036$23,659
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree29$42,138$25,043
Show all 21 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Special Education and TeachingBachelor's Degree27not reportednot reported
Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesMaster's Degree27$50,391not reported
ChemistryBachelor's Degree21not reportednot reported
Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree20not reported$25,325
Information Science/StudiesBachelor's Degree18not reportednot reported
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree17not reported$23,250
Special Education and TeachingMaster's Degree16not reportednot reported
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, OtherBachelor's Degree12not reportednot reported
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherMaster's Degree2not reportednot reported

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

Wayne State College: 3,010 undergraduates; 26% of students receive Pell grants.

Admission rate

not reported

Undergraduates

3,010

36th percentile among public 4-years

Pell share

26%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

30th percentile among public 4-years

Completion

52%

finish within 150% of normal time

63rd percentile among public 4-years

First-generation

34%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$56,926

80th percentile among public 4-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

  • Under $30k19%
  • $30k–$48k15%
  • $48k–$75knot reported
  • $75k–$110knot reported
  • Over $110knot reported
Show as a table
Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30k19%
$30k–$48k15%
$48k–$75knot reported
$75k–$110knot reported
Over $110knot reported

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Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported
Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles
A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings
Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
  • U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
  • Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
  • Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.