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
Withheld by data safeguards
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 → $176,598Not availableEarn above high-school thresholdGraduate count in the year-4 cohort211Working in the college’s stateGraduate count in the year-4 cohort428Year-5 earnings observationsCohort behind the year-5 medianNot availableBorrowers representedCohort behind the debt medianNot availableAwarding-school debtDebt attributed to the college granting the credentialNot availableRecent awardsIPEDS 2023–24 first-major completions in this field and credential
NEW FEDERAL PROGRAM CONTEXT
Size, aid and an earnings floor.
The Department of Education’s 2026 informational preview adds current program participation and a preliminary earnings comparison. It does not make a final eligibility determination.
958Students receiving federal aid2024–25 Title IV enrollment249Federal-aid completers2024–25 program completersNot reportedPell Grant recipients2024–25 program count828Federal loan borrowers2024–25 unduplicated count
Preliminary federal earnings benchmark$58,014Informational preview, not a final accountability result
Observed year-4 earnings$106,280$48,266 above the preliminary benchmark
Additional borrowing reported for this category: Parent PLUS not reported · 454 Grad PLUS borrowers.
Source: U.S. Department of Education PPD:2026 informational preview. Program categories use OPEID, four-digit field and credential level; federal-aid counts do not represent every enrolled student.
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.
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
Not availableborrowers 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
Possible alternatives
Same degree, stronger on at least one reported measure.
Every option below reports higher earnings, lower federal debt or a lower college-wide net price. Same-state options appear first.
Rochester Hills, MI
Oakland University
$9,761 higher earnings · $3,646 lower annual net price