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. It is classified as a Master's College and University (larger programs) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Master's degree.

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 2022 graduate school tuition & fees at Salem State University is $8,857 for Massachusetts residents and $10,477 for out-of-state students. The school has 1,526 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 7,242 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 148 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Post-Master Certificate. Among them, 2 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2022 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$10,477 $8,857 for Massachusetts Residents
Student Population	1,526
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Post-Master Certificate
Number of Programs	148 graduate programs (2 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	14 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Salem State University is $8,857 for Massachusetts residents and $10,477 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2021-2022. The tuition per credit hour is $492 for Massachusetts residents and $582 for out-of-state students.

Salem State University offers the alternative tuition plans.

Salem State University 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, remedial services, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers, on-campus daycare for students' children 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	Remedial services Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers On-campus daycare for students' children

2022 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2021-2022, the graduate school tuition & fees of Salem State University is $8,857 for Massachusetts residents and $10,477 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2021-2022 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2021-2022 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Massachusetts Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2017-2018	$2,520	$5,352	$4,140	$5,352
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

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 $19,204 and the Massachusetts graduate tuition is $19,554 (public) / $29,575 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Salem State University	$8,857	$10,477
All Graduate Schools	$15,958	$19,204
Public	$11,320	$20,434
Private	$19,234
Massachusetts Graduate Schools	$24,532	$27,535
Public	$13,768	$19,554
Private	$29,575

For academic year 2021-2022, the living costs are $18,250 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Salem State University. On-campus living costs are stayed same 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.

2021-2022 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2017-2018	$13,000	$1,746	$10,488	$3,582
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

For academic year 2021-2022, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $492 for Massachusetts residents and $582 for other students at Salem State University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

2021-2022 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Massachusetts Residents	Out-of-State
2017-2018	$437	$527
2018-2019	$455	$545
2019-2020	$475	$565
2020-2021	$492	$582
2021-2022	$492	$582

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, 563 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	34	1	461
Post Bachelor's Degree	16	0	42
Post Master's Degree	6	0	60
Total	56	1	563

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 57 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Social Work program with 130 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	✕	57	-
Education	✕	52	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	18	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	9	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	8	-

Popular Master's Programs at Salem State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Social Work	✕	130	$48,300
Social Work	✕	118	$48,300
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	42	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	39	$54,300
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✕	31	-

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 563 students have completed their graduate studies.

461 students have earned/completed Master's program.
42 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
60 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)	204 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	0	$44,200
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	23	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	8	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	29	$54,300
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	22	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	29	-
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching	✕	0	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	0	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✕	25	-
Art Teacher Education	✕	7	-
English/Language Arts Teacher Education	✕	11	-
Mathematics Teacher Education	✕	7	-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	✕	11	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	9	-
Drama and Dance Teacher Education	✕	0	-
History Teacher Education	✕	7	-
Spanish Language Teacher Education	✕	6	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	10	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	7 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	7	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	0	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	5	-
Psychology [+]	✕	26 completers	-
Counseling Psychology	✕	16	-
Industrial and Organizational Psychology	✕	6	-
Applied Behavior Analysis	✕	4	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✕	11	-
Human Services [+]	✕	118 completers	-
Social Work	✕	118	$48,300
Social Sciences [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Geography	✕	0	-
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	✕	7	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	48 completers	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	17	-
Nursing Administration	✕	0	-
Nursing Science	✕	31	-
Business [+]	✕	21 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	11	-
Accounting	✕	10	-
History [+]	✕	14 completers	-
History	✕	14	-
	Total	461

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	23 completers	-
Education	✕	1	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	18	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	1	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	1	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	2	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Rhetoric and Composition	✕	1	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Holocaust and Related Studies	✕	3	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	✕	0	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✕	1	-
Human Services [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Public Policy Analysis	✕	4	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	✕	2	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Clinical Research Coordinator	✕	0	-
Business [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	8	-
Financial Planning and Services	✕	0	-
Hospitality Administration/Management	✕	0	-
History [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Public/Applied History	✕	0	-
	Total	42

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	59 completers	-
Education	✕	57	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	1	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	1	-
Psychology [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Counseling Psychology	✕	0	-
Applied Behavior Analysis	✕	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	1 completers	-
	✕	1	-
	Total	60

Graduate Student Population at Salem State

For academic year 2021-2022, total 1,526 students enrolled into Salem State University graduate schools where it has total 7,242 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 633 full-time and 893 part-time graduate students. By gender, 319 male and 1,207 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	1,526	319	1,207
Full-time	633	106	527
Part-tme	893	213	680

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

There are 1,170 White (76.67%), 66 Black/African American (4.33%), 141 Hispanic (9.24%), 28 Asian (1.83%), and 121 students with other races. 34 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,526	319	1,207
American Indian/Native American	2	1	1
Asian	28	4	24
Black/African American	66	22	44
Hispanic	141	23	118
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	1,170	229	941
Two More	30	11	19
Un-Known	55	15	40
Non-resident Alien	34	14	20

Salem State University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 1,109 graduate students (72.67% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 357 graduate students (23.39% 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	1,526
Enrolled Online Exclusively	1,109
Enrolled Some Online Courses	357
Not in Online Courses	60

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Salem State University. 336 students are aged 20 to 24 (22.02% of total students), 108 students are aged above 50 (7.08%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Salem State University.