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.

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 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Salem is $6,600 in average. The school has 105 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 469 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 49 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate and Master's. Among them, 2 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$6,600
Student Population	105
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate and Master's
Number of Programs	49 graduate programs (2 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	16 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Salem is $6,600 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $450.

Salem offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition	$8,100
Required Fees	$300
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition	$450

Salem 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)	2 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

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Salem College is $6,600. The graduate tuition & fees are decreased by -21.43% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$7,920	$310
2019-2020	$7,920	$300
2020-2021	$8,100	$300
2021-2022	$8,100	$300
2022-2023	$8,100	$300
2023-2024	$6,300	$300

The graduate school tuition & fees of Salem is very inexpensive compared to private graduate schools in North Carolina. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the North Carolina graduate tuition is $22,600 (public) / $15,605 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Salem College	$6,600
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
North Carolina Graduate Schools	$12,485	$17,525
Public	$8,436	$22,600
Private	$15,605

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $16,030 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Salem.

On-campus living costs are increased by 10.89% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $15,514.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$11,850	$4,650	-	-
2019-2020	$12,000	$4,650	-	-
2020-2021	$12,000	$4,650	-	-
2021-2022	$12,300	$4,650	-	-
2022-2023	$12,300	$4,650	-	-
2023-2024	$13,056	$5,740	$12,540	$2,974

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $354 at Salem College. The graduate tuition per credit hour are decreased by -21.33% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$440
2019-2020	$440
2020-2021	$450
2021-2022	$450
2022-2023	$450
2023-2024	$354

Graduate Programs at Salem

Salem College offers 13 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, 47 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	12	2	40
Post Bachelor's Degree	1	0	7
Total	13	2	47

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Music (other) program with 7 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services program with 24 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 (other)	✕	7	-

Popular Master's Programs at Salem College
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✔	24	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	7	-
Music Performance	✕	4	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	3	-
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education	✕	1	-

Salem College offers 13 programs through Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 47 students have completed their graduate studies.

40 students have earned/completed Master's program.
7 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.

Master's
Post-Bachelor's

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (2 completers)	36 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	-	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	3	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✔	24	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	7	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	-	-
Art Teacher Education	✕	1	-
English/Language Arts Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education	✕	1	-
Social Studies Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Spanish Language Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Music Performance	✕	4	-
	Total	40

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Visual and Performing Arts	✕	-	-
	Total	7

Graduate Student Population at Salem

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 105 students enrolled into Salem College graduate schools where it has total 469 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 1 full-time and 104 part-time graduate students. By gender, 9 male and 96 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	105	9	96
Full-time	1	0	1
Part-tme	104	9	95

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

There are 61 White (58.10%), 24 Black/African American (22.86%), 5 Hispanic (4.76%), 3 Asian (2.86%), and 12 students with other races. 3 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	105	9	96
American Indian/Native American	0	0	0
Asian	3	2	1
Black/African American	24	0	24
Hispanic	5	0	5
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	61	5	56
Two More	2	1	1
Un-Known	7	1	6
Non-resident Alien	3	0	3

Salem College offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 63 graduate students (60.00% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 6 graduate students (5.71% 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	105
Enrolled Online Exclusively	63
Enrolled Some Online Courses	6
Not in Online Courses	36

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Salem College. 5 students are aged 20 to 24 (4.76% of total students), 16 students are aged above 50 (15.24%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Salem College.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	105	9	96
Age 22-24	5	0	5
Age 25-29	19	3	16
Age 30-34	23	1	22
Age 35-39	11	0	11
Age 40-49	31	2	29
Age 50-64	15	2	13
Over 64	1	1	0

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