Academic programs
Wayne State University is a comprehensive university with 13 schools and colleges. Here, you can explore a range of fields of study, with 375 academic programs to choose from, including 126 bachelor’s programs; 139 master's programs; 60 doctoral programs; and 30 certificate, specialist and professional programs.
Not ready to declare a major upon admission? You can pursue an exploratory track designed to help incoming first-year students find the right program.
- Accounting (BA) (BS) (MS) (PBC)
- Administration & Supervision (ESC)
- Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (DNP) (GC)
- Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (DNP)
- Advanced Public Health Nursing (MSN)
- African American Studies (BA)
- Alcohol and Drug Use Studies (GC)
- Alternative Energy Technologies (MS) (GC)
- Anatomy and Cell Biology (MS) (PhD) (MD/PhD)
- Anesthesia (DNAP)
- Anthropology (BA) (MA) (PhD)
- Applied Behavior Analysis (online) (MS)
- Applied Health Sciences (BS)
- Arabic for the Health Care Professions (UGC)
- Archival Administration (online) (GC)
- Art (BA) (BFA) (MA) (MFA)
- Art Education (TC) (MED)
- Art History (BA) (MA)
- Artificial Intelligence hardware and systems (MS)
- Arts Administration (MA)
- Astronomy (BS) (BA)
- Audiology (AuD)
- Automotive Supply Chain Management (EMS)
- Automotive Supply Chain Management (online) (EMS)
- Basic Medical Sciences (MS)
- Bilingual/Bicultural Education (TC) (BGC)
- Biochemistry and Chemical Biology (BS)
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (MS) (MD/PhD) (PhD)
- Biological Sciences (BS) (BA) (MA) (MS) (PhD)
- Biological Sciences and Urban Sustainability (PhD)
- Biomedical Engineering (BS) (MS) (PhD)
- Biomedical Imaging (Dual title) (PhD)
- Biomedical Physics (BS)
- Business Administration (MBA) (PhD) (MBA/JD) (GC)
- Business Administration (online) (MBA)
- Cancer Biology (MS) (PhD) (MD/PhD)
- Cannabis Chemistry (UGC)
- Chemical Engineering (BS) (MS) (PhD)
- Chemistry (BS) (BA) (MA) (MS) (PhD)
- Civil Engineering (BS) (MS) (PhD)
- Classics (MA)
- Communication (MA) (PhD)
- Communication Sciences and Disorders (BA) (PhD)
- Communication Studies (BA)
- Communication and New Media (online) (GC)
- Communication and Urban Sustainability (Dual title) (PhD)
- Community Health (BS)
- Community Health (online) (MS)
- Computer Engineering (MS) (PhD)
- Computer Science (BS) (MS) (PhD)
- Computer Science: Artificial Intelligence (online) (MS)
- Computer Technology (BS)
- Construction Management (BS)
- Construction Management (online) (MS)
- Conversational and Professional French (UGC)
- Corporate & Finance Law (LLM) (JD/LLM)
- Counseling (MA)
- Counseling Psychology (MA) (PhD)
- Criminal Justice (BS)
- Criminal Justice (online) (MS)
- Curriculum and Instruction (ESC)
- Dance (BS) (BFA) (MA)
- Data Science and Business Analytics (MS) (MSDSBA)
- Design (BFA)
- Design and Merchandising (BA) (BS)
- Dietetics (MS)
- Disabilities (GC)
- Dispute Resolution (MADR/JD)
- Economic Development (GC)
- Economics (BA) (MA) (PhD) (JD/MA)
- Educational Evaluation & Research (MED)
- Educational Leadership (MED)
- Educational Leadership & Policy Studies (EdD) (PhD)
- Educational Studies (PhD)
- Electric-drive Vehicle Engineering (MS) (GC)
- Electrical Engineering (MS) (PhD)
- Electrical Engineering: Semiconductor Engineering (online) (MS)
- Electrical and Computer Engineering (BS)
- Electrical/Electronic Engineering Tech. (BS)
- Electromechanical Engineering Tech. (BS)
- Elementary Education (BSED) (BS) (TC) (MAT)
- Employment & Labor Relations (BA) (MAELR)
- Engineering Management (MS)
- Engineering Technology (MS)
- English (BA) (MA) (PhD)
- English as a Second Language (TC) (BGC)
- Entrepreneurship and Innovation (UGC) (GC)
- Environmental Science (BS) (MA) (MS)
- Environmental and Sustainability Engineering (MS)
- Exercise and Sport Science (BS) (MS)
- Family Nurse Practitioner (DNP)
- Film (BA)
- Finance (BA) (BS) (MS) (PhD)
- French (Modern Languages) (PhD)
- French (Romance Languages) (MA)
- Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies (BA)
- General Engineering (BS)
- Genetic Counseling (MS)
- Geographic Information Sciences (GC)
- Geology (BA) (BS) (MS) (MA)
- German (MA) (PhD)
- Gerontology (GC)
- Gerontology (Dual title) (PhD)
- Global Studies (BA)
- Global Supply Chain Management (BA) (BS)
- Health Care Ethics (online) (GC)
- Health Communication (GC)
- Health and Physical Education Teaching (BS) (MS)
- History (BA) (MA) (MAPH) (MAPH/MLIS) (MLIS/MA) (PhD) (JD/MA)
- Immunology and Microbiology (MS) (MD/PhD) (PhD)
- Industrial Engineering (BS) (MS) (PhD)
- Industrial/Organizational Psychology (MA)
- Infant Mental Health (Dual title) (MSW) (PhD)
- Information Science (online) (MS) (GC)
- Information Technology (BS)
- Injury Biomechanics (GC) (BGC)
- Injury Biomechanics (online) (MS)
- Italian (Romance Languages) (MA)
- Journalism (BA)
- Kinesiology (PhD)
- Labor and Employment Law (LLM) (JD/LLM)
- Latino/a and Latin American Studies (Co-Major)
- Law (BA) (MSL) (JD) (JD/MBA)
- Learning Design & Technology (PhD)
- Library and Information Science (MLIS/MA) (SC) (GC)
- Library and Information Science (online) (MLIS) (SC) (GC)
- Linguistics (BA) (MA) (GC)
- Management (BA) (BS) (PhD) (GC)
- Manufacturing Engineering (MS)
- Marketing (BA) (BS) (PhD)
- Materials Science and Engineering (MS) (PhD)
- Mathematical Economics (BA)
- Mathematical Statistics (BS) (MA)
- Mathematics (BA) (BS) (MS) (PhD)
- Mathematics, Actuarial (BA)
- Mathematics, Applied (MA)
- Mechanical Engineering (BS) (MS) (PhD)
- Mechanical Engineering Tech. (BS)
- Mechanical Engineering: Energy Storage and Vehicle Science (online) (MS)
- Media Arts & Studies (BA)
- Medical Laboratory Sciences (BSCLS)
- Medical Physics (MS) (PhD) (DMP) (GC)
- Medical Research (MS)
- Medicine (MD) (MD/MBA) (MD3)
- Middle Childhood Education (BSED) (MAT)
- Mobility (GC)
- Molecular Biotechnology (MS)
- Molecular Genetics and Genomics (MS) (PhD) (MD/PhD)
- Mortuary Science (BS)
- Mortuary Science (online) (BS)
- Multi-Age Education (BSED) (MAT)
- Museum Practice (GC)
- Music (BA) (BMUS) (TC) (MA) (MMUS)
- Near Eastern Languages (MA)
- Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (MSN) (DNP)
- Neuroscience (BS)
- Nonprofit Management (GC)
- Nurse Anesthesia Practice (DNAP)
- Nursing (BSN) (PhD)
- Nursing Education (GC)
- Nursing Practice (DNP)
- Nutrition & Food Science (BA) (BS) (MA/MPH) (MA) (MS) (PhD)
- Occupational Therapy (MOT)
- Organizational Leadership (MSOL)
- Pathologists' Assistant (MSPA)
- Pathology (PhD) (MD/PhD)
- Peace and Conflict Studies (Co-Major)
- Peace and Security Studies (GC)
- Pediatric Nurse Practitioner - Primary Care (MSN) (DNP) (GC)
- Pediatric Nurse Practitioner-Acute Care (MSN) (DNP) (GC)
- Pharmaceutical Sciences (MS) (PhD) (PharmD/PhD)
- Pharmacology (MS) (MD/PhD) (PhD)
- Pharmacy (PharmD)
- Philosophy (BA) (MA) (PhD)
- Physical Therapy (DPT)
- Physician Assistant Studies (MSPAS)
- Physics (BA) (BS) (MA) (MS) (PhD)
- Physiology (MS) (MD/PhD) (PhD)
- Political Science (BA) (MA) (PhD) (JD/MA)
- Practical French (UGC)
- Practical German (UGC)
- Practical Italian (UGC)
- Premedical Studies (GC)
- Professional Arabic (UGC)
- Program Evaluation (online) (MA)
- Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (MSN) (DNP) (GC)
- Psychology (BA) (BS) (MA) (PhD)
- Public Administration (MPA)
- Public Affairs (BPA)
- Public Health (BS) (MSW/MPH) (MA-NFS/MPH)
- Public Health Practice (MPH) (MD/MPH) (BGC)
- Public Library Services to Child & Young Adults (GC)
- Public Relations (BA)
- Radiation Therapy Technology (BSRT)
- Radiologic Technology (BSRDLT)
- Risk and Crisis Communication (online) (GC)
- Robotics (MS)
- Robotics: Industrial Automation (online) (MS)
- Secondary Education (BS) (TC) (MAT)
- Social Welfare Research and Evaluation (GC)
- Social Work (BSW) (MSW/MPH) (MSW) (PhD)
- Social Work (online) (BSW) (MSW)
- Social Work and Anthropology (PhD)
- Sociology (BA) (MA) (PhD)
- Spanish (Modern Languages) (PhD)
- Spanish (Romance Languages) (MA)
- Special Education (BS) (TC)
- Speech Language Pathology (MA)
- Sport Management (BS)
- Sports Administration (online) (MA)
- Sustainable Engineering (GC)
- Systems Engineering (GC)
- Systems Engineering (online) (MS)
- Taxation (LLM) (JD/LLM)
- Teaching and Learning (online) (MED)
- Technology Information Systems and Analytics (BA) (BS)
- Technology Information Systems and Analytics (online) (BA) (BS)
- Theatre (BA) (BFA) (MFA)
- Theatre and Dance (MA)
- Theatre and Dance (online) (MA)
- Translational Neuroscience Program (PhD)
- United States Law (LLM)
- Urban Planning (MUP)
- Urban Studies (BA)
- Urban Sustainability (GC)
- Urban Sustainability (Dual title) (PhD)
- Welding and Metallurgical Engineering Technology (BS)
- World History (BGC)
- World Languages, Literatures and Cultures (BA)
Schools and Colleges
- Mike Ilitch School of Business
- College of Education
- College of Engineering
- College of Fine, Performing & Communication Arts
- Graduate School
- Irvin D. Reid Honors College
- School of Information Sciences
- College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Law School
- School of Medicine
- College of Nursing
- Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
- School of Social Work