Wayne State College Business Programs

Located in Wayne, Nebraska, Wayne State College is a public institution. Wayne is a good match for students who enjoy small-town life.

Wayne State College Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at WSC.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#13	Best Value Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#23	Best Value Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards WSC has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#63	Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing	College Factual
#147	Best Value Colleges for General Business Administration and Management	College Factual
#151	Best Value Colleges for Business Administration & Management	College Factual

Where Is Wayne State College?

Contact details for WSC are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1111 Main St, Wayne, NE 68787
Phone:	402-375-7000
Website:	https://www.wsc.edu/
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/waynestate
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/waynestcollege

How Do I Get Into WSC?

You can apply to WSC online at: https://www.wsc.edu/apply

Wayne State College has an open admissions policy, so you don't have to worry about getting into the school if you have a high school diploma or its equivalent.

Can I Afford Wayne State College?

The overall average net price of WSC is $19,618. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At WSC, approximately 61% of students took out student loans averaging $5,327 a year. That adds up to $21,308 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at WSC is 2.8%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Wayne State College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 3,440 undergraduate students at WSC, with 2,822 being full-time and 618 being part-time.

There are also 762 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,822 full-time undergraduates at WSC, 43% are male and 57% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Wayne State College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	24
Black or African American	79
Hispanic or Latino	226
White	2,293
International Students	51
Other Races/Ethnicities	149

Geographic Diversity

Nebraska students aren't the only ones who study at Wayne State College. At this time, 18 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 22 countries are represented at WSC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Curaçao, Canada, and Nigeria.

Online Learning at Wayne State College

In 2019-2020, 1,714 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at WSC has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 6th most popular in Nebraska for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of WSC

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Wayne State College was $7,428 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $13,008. The following table shows how WSC is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Organizational Behavior Studies	#4	#7
Human Resource Management	#7	#22
General Business Administration and Management	#63	#59
Business Administration & Management	#69	#68

Online Growth Rankings of WSC

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Wayne State College was 19.8%. This is the #941 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at WSC regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at WSC ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at WSC.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Organizational Behavior Studies	#32
Human Resource Management	#179

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Wayne State College Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	159	44	203
Organizational Behavior Studies	0	35	35
TOTAL	159	79	238

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
• Image Credit: By Ammodramus under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.