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 more than 370 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.

  • Anatomy and Cell Biology (MS) (PhD) (MD/PhD)
  • Basic Medical Sciences (MS)
  • Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (MS) (MD/PhD) (PhD)
  • Cancer Biology (MS) (PhD) (MD/PhD)
  • Genetic Counseling (MS)
  • Immunology and Microbiology (MS) (MD/PhD) (PhD)
  • Medical Physics (MS) (PhD) (DMP) (GC)
  • Medical Research (MS)
  • Medicine (MD)
  • Molecular Genetics and Genomics (MS) (PhD) (MD/PhD)
  • Pathology (PhD) (MD/PhD)
  • Pharmacology (MS) (MD/PhD) (PhD)
  • Physiology (MS) (MD/PhD) (PhD)
  • Translational Neuroscience Program (PhD)