Graduate Programs at Salem State University

Graduate School Overview

Salem State University (referred to as Salem State) is a Public, 4 years school located in Salem, MA.

The school is accredited by New England Commission of Higher Education (12/1/1953 - Current).

Salem State Directory Information
School Name	Salem State University (Salem State)
Address	352 Lafayette St, Salem, MA 1970
Phone	978-542-6000
Web	https://www.salemstate.edu
Online Application	https://www.salemstate.edu/apply-now
Financial Info	https://www.salemstate.edu/finaid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Salem State is $9,088 for Massachusetts residents and $10,747 for out-of-state students. The school has 1,461 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 6,539 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 146 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Post-Master Certificate. Among them, 3 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$10,747 $9,088 for Massachusetts Residents
Student Population	1,461
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Post-Master Certificate
Number of Programs	146 graduate programs (3 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Salem State is $9,088 for Massachusetts residents and $10,747 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $505 for Massachusetts residents and $597 for out-of-state students.

Salem State offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Massachusetts Residents	$9,088
Out-of-State	$10,747
Tuition per Credit Hour
Massachusetts Residents	$505
Out-of-State	$597

Salem State 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)	3 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 State University is $9,088 for Massachusetts residents and $10,747 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are stayed same 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
	Massachusetts Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$2,520	$5,668	$4,140	$5,668
2019-2020	$2,520	$6,035	$4,140	$6,035
2020-2021	$2,520	$6,337	$4,140	$6,337
2021-2022	$2,520	$6,337	$4,140	$6,337
2022-2023	$2,520	$6,568	$4,140	$6,607
2023-2024	$2,520	$6,568	$4,140	$6,607

The graduate school tuition & fees of Salem State is inexpensive compared to public graduate schools in Massachusetts. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the Massachusetts graduate tuition is $19,952 (public) / $30,491 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Salem State University	$9,088	$10,747
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
Massachusetts Graduate Schools	$24,674	$28,339
Public	$14,118	$19,952
Private	$30,491

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $20,038 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Salem State.

On-campus living costs are increased by 8.51% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $14,248. Off-campus living costs are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$13,778	$1,764	$10,564	$3,640
2019-2020	$14,052	$1,784	$10,564	$3,660
2020-2021	$14,590	$1,784	$10,588	$3,660
2021-2022	$14,590	$1,784	$10,588	$3,660
2022-2023	$14,954	$1,784	$10,588	$3,660
2023-2024	$16,378	$1,784	$10,588	$3,660

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $505 for Massachusetts residents and $597 for other students at Salem State University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Massachusetts Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$455	$545
2019-2020	$475	$565
2020-2021	$492	$582
2021-2022	$492	$582
2022-2023	$505	$597
2023-2024	$505	$597

Graduate Programs at Salem State

Salem State University offers 56 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, 610 students have completed their study at Salem State University.

Offered Degrees at Salem State University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	33	1	527
Post Bachelor's Degree	17	1	15
Post Master's Degree	6	0	68
Total	56	2	610

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Education program with 64 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Social Work program with 128 completers.

Post-graduate Certificate
Master's

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Salem State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education	✕	64	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	4	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	4	-
Rhetoric and Composition	✕	2	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	2	-

Popular Master's Programs at Salem State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Social Work	✕	128	$48,300
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✕	49	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	34	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	27	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	27	-

Salem State University offers 56 programs through Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 610 students have completed their graduate studies.

527 students have earned/completed Master's program.
15 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
68 students have earned/completed Post-Master's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	219 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	-	$44,200
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	20	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	9	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	26	$54,300
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	27	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	34	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	-	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✕	49	-
Art Teacher Education	✕	-	-
English/Language Arts Teacher Education	✕	5	-
Mathematics Teacher Education	✕	9	-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	✕	8	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	4	-
Drama and Dance Teacher Education	✕	-	-
History Teacher Education	✕	9	-
Spanish Language Teacher Education	✕	8	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	11	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	21 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	21	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	3	-
Psychology [+]	✕	46 completers	-
Counseling Psychology	✕	22	-
Industrial and Organizational Psychology	✕	10	-
Applied Behavior Analysis	✕	14	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	15 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✕	15	-
Human Services [+]	✕	128 completers	-
Social Work	✕	128	$48,300
Social Sciences [+]	✕	14 completers	-
Geography	✕	-	-
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	✕	14	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	45 completers	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	27	-
Nursing Administration	✕	-	-
Nursing Science	✕	18	-
Business [+]	✕	31 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	14	-
Accounting	✕	17	-
Accounting and Finance	✕	-	-
History [+]	✕	5 completers	-
History	✕	5	-
	Total	527

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	-	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	1	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	4	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	-	-
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	✕	-	-
Business [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	2	-
History	✕	-	-
	Total	15

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	-	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	4	-
Psychology [+]	✕	-	-
Counseling Psychology	✕	-	-
Applied Behavior Analysis	✕	-	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	✕	-	-
	Total	68

Graduate Student Population at Salem State

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 1,461 students enrolled into Salem State University graduate schools where it has total 6,539 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 561 full-time and 900 part-time graduate students. By gender, 304 male and 1,157 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	1,461	304	1,157
Full-time	561	89	472
Part-tme	900	215	685

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

There are 1,066 White (72.96%), 47 Black/African American (3.22%), 179 Hispanic (12.25%), 34 Asian (2.33%), and 135 students with other races. 54 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,461	304	1,157
American Indian/Native American	0	0	0
Asian	34	7	27
Black/African American	47	19	28
Hispanic	179	29	150
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1	0
White	1,066	217	849
Two More	36	10	26
Un-Known	44	10	34
Non-resident Alien	54	11	43

Salem State University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 436 graduate students (29.84% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 424 graduate students (29.02% 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	1,461
Enrolled Online Exclusively	436
Enrolled Some Online Courses	424
Not in Online Courses	601

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Salem State University. 225 students are aged 20 to 24 (15.40% of total students), 116 students are aged above 50 (7.94%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Salem State University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,461	304	1,157
Age 20-21	3	0	3
Age 22-24	222	42	180
Age 25-29	490	101	389
Age 30-34	266	55	211
Age 35-39	165	45	120
Age 40-49	196	30	166
Age 50-64	102	23	79
Over 64	14	6	8
Age Un-Known	3	2	1

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