Medicine first professional degree outcomes at Wayne State University

Detroit, MI · Public · Federal field 5112

Data scope

Federal records group outcomes by college, four-digit field and credential level. A record may cover several catalog programs or concentrations.

The short version

Reported earnings are close to the same-degree benchmark.

$6,180 below the national median for the same field and credential.

Debt pressure: Not available
Positive-payoff price ceiling: $108,200 / year
10-year scenario: Use your actual price
Price evidence: College-wide context only

OUTCOME SIGNALS

Graduate outcomes from several angles.

Follow earnings over time and inspect the cohort behind each federal measure.

+178%Earnings growth, year 1 → 5$63,587 → $176,598

—Earn above high-school thresholdGraduate count in the year-4 cohort

211Working in the college’s stateGraduate count in the year-4 cohort

428Year-5 earnings observationsCohort behind the year-5 median

—Borrowers representedCohort behind the debt median

Not availableAwarding-school debtDebt attributed to the college granting the credential

—Recent awardsIPEDS 2023–24 first-major completions in this field and credential

01 · PRICE CONTEXT$12,766

Institution-wide annual average net price—not this program’s price.

02 · BORROWINGNot available

Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.

03 · EARNINGS$106,280

Observed median earnings four full years after completion.

04 · REPAYMENTNot available

Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.

WHAT WILL IT COST?

Published college costs provide the starting point.

Your exact offering, aid, residency and time to finish determine the price you actually pay.

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AVERAGE NET PRICE$12,766Institution-wide annual figure

COST OF ATTENDANCE$27,350Institution-wide annual budget

ADMISSION RATE81.2%Institution context

COMPLETION RATE58.4%Institution-wide completion rate

WHAT DO GRADUATES EARN?

Reported earnings after completion.

Each point may represent a different federal cohort. A missing bar means the figure was unavailable or suppressed.

$63,587Year 1

$106,280Year 4

$176,598Year 5

CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?

Repayment pressure is not available

Estimated monthly payment divided by observed gross monthly earnings. This excludes taxes, other debts and income-driven repayment.

Gross monthly earnings$8,857

Estimated loan paymentNot available

—borrowers represented where reported

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

$106,280 vs. $112,460

$6,180 below the national median for the same field and credential.

Same-field national median

WHAT WORK CAN IT LEAD TO?

Related occupations, wages and outlook.

Official CIP–SOC links show careers the curriculum may prepare students for—not observed jobs held by this school’s graduates. BLS wages describe everyone working in an occupation.

BLS May 2025 wage estimates and 2025–35 employment projections.

Pediatric Surgeons$559,030 median wageU.S. estimate · 1,190 jobs · 29-1243+2.0% projected U.S. growth · 0k openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeRadiologists$485,920 median wageMI estimate · 360 jobs · 29-1224+3.4% projected U.S. growth · 0.7k openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeCardiologists$419,030 median wageMI estimate · 340 jobs · 29-1212+4.8% projected U.S. growth · 0.5k openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeEmergency Medicine Physicians$417,760 median wageMI estimate · 910 jobs · 29-1214+3.2% projected U.S. growth · 0.9k openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeDermatologists$414,910 median wageMI estimate · 11,370 jobs · 29-1213+6.8% projected U.S. growth · 0.4k openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeOrthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$413,450 median wageMI estimate · 200 jobs · 29-1242+4.0% projected U.S. growth · 0.4k openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeSurgeons, All Other$412,460 median wageMI estimate · 440 jobs · 29-1249+4.0% projected U.S. growth · 0.7k openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeAnesthesiologists$391,490 median wageU.S. estimate · 1,270 jobs · 29-1211+3.6% projected U.S. growth · 1.1k openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreePhysicians, Pathologists$303,070 median wageMI estimate · 140 jobs · 29-1222+4.8% projected U.S. growth · 0.3k openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreePsychiatrists$291,850 median wageMI estimate · 560 jobs · 29-1223+7.2% projected U.S. growth · 0.9k openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeNeurologists$248,560 median wageU.S. estimate · 120 jobs · 29-1217+6.4% projected U.S. growth · 0.3k openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeFamily Medicine Physicians$214,070 median wageMI estimate · 3,770 jobs · 29-1215+3.3% projected U.S. growth · 2.9k openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degree

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