Labor & Industrial Relations at Wayne State University

Every labor and industrial relations school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the labor relations program at Wayne State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Wayne State is located in Detroit, Michigan and approximately 26,241 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students received a bachelor's degree in labor relations from Wayne State.

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

Wayne State Labor & Industrial Relations Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Labor Relations
• Master’s Degree in Labor Relations

Wayne State Labor & Industrial Relations Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the labor relations progam at Wayne State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The labor relations major at Wayne State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Labor & Industrial Relations. 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
	7
	7
	9
	12
	14
	14
	18

In 2021, 13 students received their master’s degree in labor relations from Wayne State. This makes it the #8 most popular school for labor relations master’s degree candidates in the country.

Labor Relations Student Demographics at Wayne State

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

Wayne State Labor & Industrial Relations Bachelor’s Program

Of the 6 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in labor relations from Wayne State in 2021, 17% were men and 83% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 33% more racial-ethnic minorities in its labor relations bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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

Wayne State Labor & Industrial Relations Master’s Program

The labor relations program at Wayne State awarded 13 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 15% of these degrees went to men with the other 85% going to women.

Of the students who received a labor relations master's degree from Wayne State, 62% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the labor relations master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Wayne State also has a doctoral program available in labor relations. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Organizational Behavior Studies

Careers That Labor Relations Grads May Go Into

A degree in labor relations 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
Human Resources Managers	3,720	$115,780
Labor Relations Specialists	3,620	$72,320
Business Professors	2,350	$107,140

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.