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title: Wayne State College — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Wayne, NE
control: Public
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# Wayne State College

Wayne, NE · Public · Bachelor-granting

> Federal College Scorecard institution **medians** — not a prediction of any one student's outcome, and not a figure for any single program. Earnings/debt cover federally-aided students.

## The bottom line

| Figure | Value | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Typical earnings, 10 yrs after entry | $47,075 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $33,248 – $63,570 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $12,240 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $5,500 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 52% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $22,565 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 69% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.26× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $19,075 | derived |

**52% of students finish** — the loans are owed whether or not you graduate, so read every figure below next to this number.

Typical **federal** loan debt is $12,240 (≈ 26% of a year's typical earnings here). Note: this counts federal loans only — not private loans, Parent PLUS, or family savings — so true borrowing is usually higher; and because dropouts borrow less, low-completion schools can show a deceptively low debt figure.

## Earnings by major (the number that decides "worth it")

> **Different measure — read on its own terms.** These are median earnings **1 year after completing the program** (early career, graduates only) — NOT the 10-years-after-entry school-wide figure above. Do not compare a program figure to the school figure; compare majors to each other. The Dept. of Education omits programs with too few graduates.

By program, early-career pay ranges from $26,449 to $75,180 across 14 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $75,180 | $17,274 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Master's Degree | $58,390 | $19,051 |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | Master's Degree | $53,874 | $17,237 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | Master's Degree | $47,092 | $27,852 |
| Information Science/Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $45,691 | not reported |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,063 | $20,845 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,750 | $16,861 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,503 | $23,896 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,683 | $19,731 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,290 | $22,205 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,829 | $20,396 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,547 | $24,500 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,657 | $23,150 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,449 | $20,500 |

## What this is — and is NOT

Institution-wide medians from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. **Not** a prediction of what you would earn or owe, **not** a figure for any single program (a CS and a fine-arts graduate of the same school diverge enormously), **not** proof the school caused the outcome (selection, not causation), and **not** a "best college" ranking. Explore Wayne State College by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?181783

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