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 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Salem State University 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 University 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 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, 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 increased by 2.58% 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

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 $19,518 and the Massachusetts graduate tuition is $19,750 (public) / $30,247 (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	$9,088	$10,747
All Graduate Schools	$16,002	$19,518
Public	$11,454	$20,592
Private	$19,594
Massachusetts Graduate Schools	$24,582	$28,108
Public	$14,054	$19,750
Private	$30,247

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $18,614 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Salem State University. On-campus living costs are increased by 2.22% 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

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 increased by 2.58% 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

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	✕	0	$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	✕	0	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✕	49	-
Art Teacher Education	✕	0	-
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	✕	0	-
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	✕	0	-
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	✕	14	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	45 completers	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	27	-
Nursing Administration	✕	0	-
Nursing Science	✕	18	-
Business [+]	✕	31 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	14	-
Accounting	✕	17	-
Accounting and Finance	✕	0	-
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 [+]	✔ (1 completers)	8 completers	-
Education	✕	2	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	0	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	1	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	0	-
School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist	✔	1	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	4	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Rhetoric and Composition	✕	2	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Holocaust and Related Studies	✕	0	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	✕	1	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✕	2	-
Human Services [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Public Policy Analysis	✕	0	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	✕	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Clinical Research Coordinator	✕	0	-
Business [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	2	-
Financial Planning and Services	✕	0	-
Hospitality Administration/Management	✕	0	-
History [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Public/Applied History	✕	0	-
	Total	15

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	68 completers	-
Education	✕	64	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	0	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	4	-
Psychology [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Counseling Psychology	✕	0	-
Applied Behavior Analysis	✕	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Nursing Education	✕	0	-
	Total	68

Graduate Student Population at Salem State

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 1,576 students enrolled into Salem State University graduate schools where it has total 6,539 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 644 full-time and 932 part-time graduate students. By gender, 343 male and 1,233 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	1,576	343	1,233
Full-time	644	139	505
Part-tme	932	204	728

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

There are 1,176 White (74.62%), 64 Black/African American (4.06%), 184 Hispanic (11.68%), 33 Asian (2.09%), and 119 students with other races. 39 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,576	343	1,233
American Indian/Native American	1	1	0
Asian	33	10	23
Black/African American	64	24	40
Hispanic	184	32	152
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1	0
White	1,176	240	936
Two More	29	9	20
Un-Known	49	14	35
Non-resident Alien	39	12	27

Salem State University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 466 graduate students (29.57% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 588 graduate students (37.31% 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	1,576
Enrolled Online Exclusively	466
Enrolled Some Online Courses	588
Not in Online Courses	522

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Salem State University. 292 students are aged 20 to 24 (18.53% of total students), 122 students are aged above 50 (7.74%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Salem State University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,576	343	1,233
Age 22-24	292	58	234
Age 25-29	519	113	406
Age 30-34	282	64	218
Age 35-39	161	46	115
Age 40-49	200	32	168
Age 50-64	108	25	83
Over 64	14	5	9

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