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Wayne State University Graduate Programs

Detroit, MI

181

Graduate programs

PhD programs

131

Master’s programs

International students: 1,321 (Fall 2024)
Statement of purpose: No university-wide word limit found; statement requirements vary by program.
Application fee waivers: Yes - Doctoral applicants are not required to pay an application fee.
Official website: wayne.edu/

PhD Programs (50)

Anthropology

Anthropology · Deadline not published · $0 application fee · Official page

Anthropology and Urban Sustainability

Anthropology · Deadline not published · $0 application fee · Official page

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology · Deadline not published · $0 application fee · Official page

Biological Sciences

Biological Sciences · Deadline not published · $0 application fee · Official page

Biological Sciences and Urban Sustainability

Biological Sciences · Deadline not published · $0 application fee · Official page

Biomedical Engineering

Biomedical Engineering · Deadline not published · $0 application fee · Official page

Business Administration

Business Administration · Deadline not published · $0 application fee · Official page

Cancer Biology

Cancer Biology · Deadline not published · $0 application fee · Official page

Chemical Engineering

Chemical Engineering and Materials Science · Deadline not published · $0 application fee · Official page

Chemistry

Chemistry · Deadline not published · $0 application fee · Official page

Civil Engineering

Civil and Environmental Engineering · Deadline not published · $0 application fee · Official page

Communication

Communication · Deadline not published · $0 application fee · Official page

Communication Sciences and Disorders

Communication Sciences and Disorders · Deadline not published · $0 application fee · Official page

Communication and Urban Sustainability

Communication · Deadline not published · $0 application fee · Official page

Computer Engineering

Electrical and Computer Engineering · Deadline not published · $0 application fee · Official page

Computer Science

Computer Science · Deadline not published · $0 application fee · Official page

Counseling Psychology

Psychology · Deadline not published · $0 application fee · Official page

Economics

Economics · Deadline not published · $0 application fee · Official page

Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

Education · Deadline not published · $0 application fee · Official page

Educational Studies

Education · Deadline not published · $0 application fee · Official page

Electrical Engineering

Electrical and Computer Engineering · Deadline not published · $0 application fee · Official page

English

English · Deadline not published · $0 application fee · Official page

History

History · Deadline not published · $0 application fee · Official page

Immunology and Microbiology

Immunology and Microbiology · Deadline not published · $0 application fee · Official page

Industrial Engineering

Industrial and Systems Engineering · Deadline not published · $0 application fee · Official page

Integrative Neuroscience

Neuroscience · Deadline not published · $0 application fee · Official page

Kinesiology

Kinesiology · Deadline not published · $0 application fee · Official page

Management

Management · Deadline not published · $0 application fee · Official page

Marketing

Marketing · Deadline not published · $0 application fee · Official page

Materials Science and Engineering

Chemical Engineering and Materials Science · Deadline not published · $0 application fee · Official page

Mathematics

Mathematics · Deadline not published · $0 application fee · Official page

Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering · Deadline not published · $0 application fee · Official page

Medical Physics

Physics · Deadline not published · $0 application fee · Official page

Modern Languages

Modern Languages · Deadline not published · $0 application fee · Official page

Molecular Genetics and Genomics

Molecular Genetics · Deadline not published · $0 application fee · Official page

Molecular and Cellular Pathobiology

Pathology · Deadline not published · $0 application fee · Official page

Nursing

Nursing · Deadline not published · $0 application fee · Official page

Nutrition and Food Science

Nutrition and Food Science · Deadline not published · $0 application fee · Official page

Ophthalmology, Visual and Anatomical Sciences

Ophthalmology · Deadline not published · $0 application fee · Official page

Pharmaceutical Sciences

Pharmaceutical Sciences · Deadline not published · $0 application fee · Official page

Pharmacology

Pharmacology · Deadline not published · $0 application fee · Official page

Philosophy

Philosophy · Deadline not published · $0 application fee · Official page

Physics

Physics · Deadline not published · $0 application fee · Official page

Physiology

Physiology · Deadline not published · $0 application fee · Official page

Political Science

Political Science · Deadline not published · $0 application fee · Official page

Psychology

Psychology · Deadline not published · $0 application fee · Official page

Social Work

Social Work · Deadline not published · $0 application fee · Official page

Social Work and Anthropology

Anthropology · Deadline not published · $0 application fee · Official page

Sociology

Sociology · Deadline not published · $0 application fee · Official page

Translational Neuroscience

Neuroscience · Deadline not published · $0 application fee · Official page

Master’s Programs (131)

Accounting MS

Mike Ilitch School of Business · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Alternative Energy Technology MS

James and Patricia Anderson College of Engineering · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Anthropology MA

Anthropology · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Applied Mathematics MA

Mathematics · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Art History MA

Department of Art, Art History, and Design · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Art MA

Department of Art, Art History, and Design · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Art MFA

Department of Art, Art History, and Design · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Arts Administration MA

College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Automotive Supply Chain Management EMS

Mike Ilitch School of Business · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Basic Medical Science MS

School of Medicine · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology MS

School of Medicine · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Biological Sciences MA

Biological Sciences · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Biological Sciences MS

Biological Sciences · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Biomedical Engineering MS

James and Patricia Anderson College of Engineering · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Business Administration MBA

Mike Ilitch School of Business · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Business Administration MBA / Accounting MS (joint)

Mike Ilitch School of Business · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Business Administration MBA / Juris Doctor (joint)

Mike Ilitch School of Business / Law School · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Business Administration MBA / Medicine MD (joint)

Mike Ilitch School of Business / School of Medicine · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Cancer Biology MS

School of Medicine · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Chemical Engineering MS

James and Patricia Anderson College of Engineering · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Chemistry MA

Chemistry · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Civil Engineering MS

James and Patricia Anderson College of Engineering · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Classics MA

Classical and Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Communication MA

Department of Communication · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Computer Engineering MS

James and Patricia Anderson College of Engineering · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Computer Science MS

James and Patricia Anderson College of Engineering · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Construction Management MS

James and Patricia Anderson College of Engineering · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Counseling MA

Division of Theoretical and Behavioral Foundations · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Counseling Psychology MA

Division of Theoretical and Behavioral Foundations · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Criminal Justice MS (online)

Criminal Justice · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Criminal Justice MS / Juris Doctor (joint)

Criminal Justice / Law School · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Dance MA

Department of Theatre and Dance · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Data Science and Business Analytics MS

Mike Ilitch School of Business / James and Patricia Anderson College of Engineering · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Data Science and Business Analytics: Statistics MS

Mathematics · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Dietetics MS

Nutrition and Food Science · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Dispute Resolution MADR

Department of Communication · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Economics MA

Economics · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Economics MA / Juris Doctor (joint)

Economics / Law School · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Educational Evaluation and Research MEd

Division of Theoretical and Behavioral Foundations · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Educational Leadership MEd

Division of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Educational Psychology MEd

Division of Theoretical and Behavioral Foundations · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Electric-Drive Vehicle Engineering MS

James and Patricia Anderson College of Engineering · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Electrical Engineering MS

James and Patricia Anderson College of Engineering · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Electrical and Computer Engineering MS

James and Patricia Anderson College of Engineering · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Elementary Education MAT

Division of Teacher Education · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Employment and Labor Relations MA

Employment and Labor Relations · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Engineering Management MS

James and Patricia Anderson College of Engineering · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Engineering Technology MS

James and Patricia Anderson College of Engineering · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

English MA

English · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Environmental Science MA (online)

Environmental Science and Geology · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Environmental Science MS

Environmental Science and Geology · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Environmental and Sustainability Engineering MS

James and Patricia Anderson College of Engineering · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Exercise and Sport Science MS

Division of Kinesiology, Health and Sport Studies · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Finance MS

Mike Ilitch School of Business · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Genetic Counseling MS

School of Medicine · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Geology MA

Environmental Science and Geology · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Geology MS

Environmental Science and Geology · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

German MA

Classical and Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Health Administration MHA

Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Health and Physical Education Teaching MS

Division of Kinesiology, Health and Sport Studies · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

History MA

History · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

History MA / Juris Doctor (joint)

History / Law School · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

History MA / Library and Information Science MLIS (joint)

History / School of Information Sciences · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Immunology and Microbiology MS

School of Medicine · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Industrial Engineering MS

James and Patricia Anderson College of Engineering · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Industrial and Organizational Psychology MA

Psychology · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Industrial and Systems Engineering MS

James and Patricia Anderson College of Engineering · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Information Science MS

School of Information Sciences · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Kinesiology MEd

Division of Kinesiology, Health and Sport Studies · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Law LLM

Wayne State University Law School · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Learning Design and Technology MEd (online)

College of Education · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Library and Information Science MLIS

School of Information Sciences · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Library and Information Science MLIS / History MA (joint)

School of Information Sciences / History · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Library and Information Science MLIS / Public History MA (joint)

School of Information Sciences / History · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Linguistics MA

English / Linguistics · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Manufacturing Engineering MS

James and Patricia Anderson College of Engineering · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Materials Science and Engineering MS

James and Patricia Anderson College of Engineering · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Mathematical Statistics MA

Mathematics · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Mathematics MS

Mathematics · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Mechanical Engineering MS

James and Patricia Anderson College of Engineering · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Mechanical Engineering: Energy Storage and Vehicle Science MS (online)

James and Patricia Anderson College of Engineering · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Medical Physics MS

School of Medicine · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Medical Research MS

School of Medicine · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Molecular Biotechnology MS

Biological Sciences · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Molecular Genetics and Genomics MS

School of Medicine · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Music MA

Department of Music · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Music MM

Department of Music · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Near Eastern Languages: Arabic MA

Classical and Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Nursing MSN

College of Nursing · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page

Nutrition and Food Science MA

Nutrition and Food Science · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Nutrition and Food Science MS

Nutrition and Food Science · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Occupational Therapy MOT

Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Ophthalmology, Visual and Anatomical Sciences MS

School of Medicine · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Organizational Leadership MS

Mike Ilitch School of Business · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Pathologists' Assistant MS

Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Pharmaceutical Sciences MS

Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Philosophy MA

Philosophy · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Physical Education Pedagogy MAT

Division of Teacher Education · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Physician Assistant Studies MS

Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Physics MA

Physics and Astronomy · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Physics MS

Physics and Astronomy · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Physiology MS

School of Medicine · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Political Science MA

Political Science · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Political Science MA / Juris Doctor (joint)

Political Science / Law School · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Program Evaluation MA (online)

Division of Theoretical and Behavioral Foundations · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Psychiatry MS

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Psychology MA

Psychology · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Public Administration MPA

Political Science · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Public Health MPH

Department of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Public History MA

History · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Public History MA / Library and Information Science MLIS (joint)

History / School of Information Sciences · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Rehabilitation Counseling and Community Inclusion MA

Division of Theoretical and Behavioral Foundations · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Robotics MS

James and Patricia Anderson College of Engineering · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Romance Languages and Literatures: French MA

Classical and Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Romance Languages and Literatures: Italian MA

Classical and Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Romance Languages and Literatures: Spanish MA

Classical and Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

School and Community Psychology MA

Division of Theoretical and Behavioral Foundations · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Secondary Education MAT

Division of Teacher Education · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Social Work MSW

School of Social Work · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Social Work MSW / Public Health MPH (joint)

School of Social Work / School of Medicine · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Sociology MA

Sociology · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Speech-Language Pathology MA

Communication Sciences and Disorders · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Sports Administration MA

Division of Kinesiology, Health and Sport Studies · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Studies in Law MSL (online)

Wayne State University Law School · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Systems Engineering MS (online)

James and Patricia Anderson College of Engineering · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Taxation MS

Mike Ilitch School of Business · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Teaching and Learning MEd

Division of Teacher Education · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Theatre MFA

Department of Theatre and Dance · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Theatre and Dance MA

Department of Theatre and Dance · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Theatre and Dance MA (online)

Department of Theatre and Dance · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Urban Planning MUP

Urban Studies and Planning · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

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