Wayne State University's graduate students will see an 8.5 percent - or about $220 per term - increase over last year in tuition. The University of Michigan's graduate tuition varies from program to program with increases ranging from 5 percent to 12.1 percent, or $300 to $1,000 more per term. University officials say graduate programs are always more expensive than those for undergraduates. With research at their core, they require more specialized training, individualized instruction and state-of-the-art technology. Hilary Ratner, associate provost and dean of Wayne State's graduate school, says "all of those factors converge to create a higher instructional cost per student." Wayne State graduate student Nicole Usiondek is also quoted in the story. A photo of Usiondek accompanies the story.