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) (PBC)
  • African American Studies (BA)
  • Anthropology (BA)
  • Applied Health Sciences (BS)
  • Arabic for the Health Care Professions (UGC)
  • Art (BA) (BFA)
  • Art Education (TC)
  • Art History (BA)
  • Astronomy (BS) (BA)
  • Bilingual/Bicultural Education (TC)
  • Biochemistry and Chemical Biology (BS)
  • Biological Sciences (BS) (BA)
  • Biomedical Engineering (BS)
  • Biomedical Physics (BS)
  • Cannabis Chemistry (UGC)
  • Chemical Engineering (BS)
  • Chemistry (BS) (BA)
  • Civil Engineering (BS)
  • Communication Sciences and Disorders (BA)
  • Communication Studies (BA)
  • Community Health (BS)
  • Computer Science (BS)
  • Computer Technology (BS)
  • Construction Management (BS)
  • Conversational and Professional French (UGC)
  • Criminal Justice (BS)
  • Dance (BS) (BFA)
  • Design (BFA)
  • Design and Merchandising (BA) (BS)
  • Early Childhood Education (BSED)
  • Economics (BA)
  • Electrical and Computer Engineering (BS)
  • Electrical/Electronic Engineering Tech. (BS)
  • Electromechanical Engineering Tech. (BS)
  • Elementary Education (BS) (TC)
  • Employment & Labor Relations (BA)
  • English (BA)
  • English as a Second Language (TC)
  • Entrepreneurship and Innovation (UGC)
  • Environmental Science (BS)
  • Exercise and Sport Science (BS)
  • Film (BA)
  • Finance (BA) (BS)
  • Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies (BA)
  • General Engineering (BS)
  • Geology (BA) (BS)
  • Global Studies (BA)
  • Global Supply Chain Management (BA) (BS)
  • Health and Physical Education Teaching (BS)
  • History (BA)
  • Industrial Engineering (BS)
  • Information Technology (BS)
  • Journalism (BA)
  • Latino/a and Latin American Studies (Co-Major)
  • Law (BA)
  • Linguistics (BA)
  • Management (BA) (BS)
  • Marketing (BA) (BS)
  • Mathematical Economics (BA)
  • Mathematical Statistics (BS)
  • Mathematics (BA) (BS)
  • Mathematics, Actuarial (BA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (BS)
  • Mechanical Engineering Tech. (BS)
  • Media Arts & Studies (BA)
  • Medical Laboratory Sciences (BSCLS)
  • Middle Childhood Education (BSED)
  • Mortuary Science (BS)
  • Mortuary Science (online) (BS)
  • Multi-Age Education (BSED)
  • Music (BA) (BMUS) (TC)
  • Neuroscience (BS)
  • Nursing (BSN)
  • Nutrition & Food Science (BA) (BS)
  • Peace and Conflict Studies (Co-Major)
  • Philosophy (BA)
  • Physics (BA) (BS)
  • Political Science (BA)
  • Practical French (UGC)
  • Practical German (UGC)
  • Practical Italian (UGC)
  • Professional Arabic (UGC)
  • Psychology (BA) (BS)
  • Public Affairs (BPA)
  • Public Health (BS)
  • Public Relations (BA)
  • Radiation Therapy Technology (BSRT)
  • Radiologic Technology (BSRDLT)
  • Secondary Education (BS) (TC)
  • Social Work (BSW)
  • Social Work (online) (BSW)
  • Sociology (BA)
  • Special Education (BS) (TC)
  • Sport Management (BS)
  • Technology Information Systems and Analytics (BA) (BS)
  • Technology Information Systems and Analytics (online) (BA) (BS)
  • Theatre (BA) (BFA)
  • Urban Studies (BA)
  • Welding and Metallurgical Engineering Technology (BS)
  • World Languages, Literatures and Cultures (BA)