Graduate Programs at Salem College

Graduate School Overview

Salem College (referred to as Salem) is a Private, 4 years school located in Winston-Salem, NC. It is classified as a Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Master's degree.

The school is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (1/1/1922 - Current).

Salem Directory Information
School Name	Salem College (Salem)
Address	601 S Church St, Winston-Salem, NC 27101
Phone	336-721-2600
Web	https://www.salem.edu
Online Application	https://www1.cfnc.org/applications/nc_independents_common_app/apply.html?application_id=1584
Financial Info	https://www.salem.edu/financialaid

The graduate school tuition & fees at Salem College is $8,400 in average. The school has 132 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 496 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 48 graduate programs through Master's and Post-Master Certificate. Among them, 1 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$8,400
Student Population	132
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's and Post-Master Certificate
Number of Programs	48 graduate programs (1 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	15 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Salem College is $8,400 in average for the academic year 2020-2021. The tuition per credit hour is $450.

Salem College offers the alternative tuition plans.

Salem College offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.

On its campus, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	1 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army, Air Force) Study abroad Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers

Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

The graduate school tuition & fees of Salem College is $8,400. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 2.19% compared to previous academic year.

The school is active, but the current year tuition data is not available. The tuition & other costs are based on 2020-2021 data.

Graduate Tuition & fees
	Tuition	Fees
2017-2018	$7,740	$310
2018-2019	$7,920	$310
2019-2020	$7,920	$300
2020-2021	$8,100	$300
2021-2022	$8,100	$300

The graduate school tuition & fees of Salem is inexpensive compared to private graduate schools in North Carolina. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,225 and the North Carolina graduate tuition is $21,934 (public) / $15,501 (private).

The next table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Salem College	$8,400
All Graduate Schools	$15,964	$19,225
Public	$11,349	$20,502
Private	$19,232
North Carolina Graduate Schools	$12,415	$17,380
Public	$8,195	$21,934
Private	$15,501

For academic year 2021-2022, the living costs are $11,999 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Salem College. On-campus living costs are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense
2017-2018	$11,640	$4,614
2018-2019	$11,850	$4,650
2019-2020	$12,000	$4,650
2020-2021	$12,000	$4,650
2021-2022	$12,300	$4,650

For academic year 2021-2022, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $450 at Salem College. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 2.27% compared to previous academic year.

2021-2022 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2017-2018	$430
2018-2019	$440
2019-2020	$440
2020-2021	$450
2021-2022	$450

Graduate Programs at Salem

Salem College offers 12 graduate programs for Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 36 students have completed their study at Salem College.

Offered Degrees at Salem College
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	11	1	30
Post Master's Degree	1	0	6
Total	12	1	36

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Salem College by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Music Performance program with 6 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services program with 26 completers.

Post-graduate Certificate
Master's

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Salem College
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Music Performance	✕	6	-
Music Performance	✕	4	-

Popular Master's Programs at Salem College
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✔	26	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✔	20	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	5	-
Music Performance	✕	5	-
Music Performance	✕	4	-

Salem College offers 12 programs through Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 36 students have completed their graduate studies.

30 students have earned/completed Master's program.
6 students have earned/completed Post-Master's program.

Master's
Post-Master's

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	26 completers	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	5	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✔	20	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	1	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	0	-
Art Teacher Education	✕	0	-
English/Language Arts Teacher Education	✕	0	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	0	-
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education	✕	0	-
Social Studies Teacher Education	✕	0	-
Spanish Language Teacher Education	✕	0	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Music Performance	✕	4	-
	Total	30

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Music Performance	✕	6	-
	Total	6

Graduate Student Population at Salem

For academic year 2021-2022, total 132 students enrolled into Salem College graduate schools where it has total 496 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 3 full-time and 129 part-time graduate students. By gender, 12 male and 120 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	132	12	120
Full-time	3	1	2
Part-tme	129	11	118

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

There are 80 White (60.61%), 36 Black/African American (27.27%), 2 Asian (1.52%), and 14 students with other races.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	132	12	120
American Indian/Native American	5	0	5
Asian	2	1	1
Black/African American	36	2	34
Hispanic	0	0	0
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	80	8	72
Two More	4	1	3
Un-Known	5	0	5
Non-resident Alien	0	0	0

Salem College offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 69 graduate students (52.27% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 63 graduate students (47.73% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	132
Enrolled Online Exclusively	69
Enrolled Some Online Courses	63
Not in Online Courses	0

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Salem College. 7 students are aged 20 to 24 (5.30% of total students), 11 students are aged above 50 (8.33%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Salem College.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	132	12	120
Age 22-24	7	0	7
Age 25-29	34	3	31
Age 30-34	25	3	22
Age 35-39	17	2	15
Age 40-49	38	3	35
Age 50-64	11	1	10

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