Graduate Programs at Salem University

Graduate School Overview

Salem University (referred to as Salem) is a Private, 4 years school located in Salem, WV. It is classified as a Master's College and University (medium programs) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship.

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1963 - Current[Estimated Date]).

Salem Directory Information
School Name	Salem University (Salem)
Address	223 W Main St, Salem, WV 26426
Phone	304-326-1109
Web	https://www.salemu.edu
Online Application	https://www.salemu.edu/apply-now
Financial Info	https://www.salemu.edu/financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Salem University is $13,864 in average. The school has 222 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 984 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 27 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Research). Among them, 6 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$13,864
Student Population	222
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Research)
Number of Programs	27 graduate programs (6 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	14 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Salem University is $13,864 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $550.

Salem University offers the alternative tuition plansprepaid payment plan, tuition payment plan, including prepaid payment plan, tuition payment plan.

Salem 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 are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	6 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Salem University is $13,864. 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
	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$16,500	$200
2019-2020	$15,600	$200
2020-2021	$14,400	$400
2021-2022	$13,464	$400
2022-2023	$13,464	$400

The graduate school tuition & fees of Salem is average compared to private graduate schools in West Virginia. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,518 and the West Virginia graduate tuition is $17,022 (public) / $12,719 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Salem University	$13,864
All Graduate Schools	$16,002	$19,518
Public	$11,454	$20,592
Private	$19,594
West Virginia Graduate Schools	$10,955	$14,463
Public	$9,220	$17,022
Private	$12,719

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $10,400 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Salem University. On-campus living costs are stayed same compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $10,400. 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	$7,480	$2,000	$7,480	$2,000
2019-2020	$8,400	$2,000	$7,480	$2,000
2020-2021	$8,400	$2,000	$8,400	$2,000
2021-2022	$8,400	$2,000	$8,400	$2,000
2022-2023	$8,400	$2,000	$8,400	$2,000

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $550 at Salem University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 3.00% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$583
2019-2020	$650
2020-2021	$600
2021-2022	$534
2022-2023	$550

Graduate Programs at Salem

Salem University offers 11 graduate programs for Master's, Doctorate, 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, 159 students have completed their study at Salem University.

Offered Degrees at Salem University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	8	3	139
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	1	1	0
Post Bachelor's Degree	1	0	0
Post Master's Degree	1	1	20
Total	11	5	159

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Educational Leadership and Administration program with 20 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 47 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Business Administration and Management program with 0 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Salem University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	20	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✔	0	-

Popular Master's Programs at Salem University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✔	47	$40,800
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	25	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	19	$51,100
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	✕	19	-
Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism	✕	14	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Salem University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✔	0	-

Salem University offers 11 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 159 students have completed their graduate studies.

139 students have earned/completed Master's program.
20 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
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Information Technology	✕	5	-
Education [+]	✔ (2 completers)	44 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	19	$51,100
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	25	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	40 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	✕	19	-
Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism	✕	14	-
Forensic Science and Technology	✕	7	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	3	-
Business [+]	✔	47 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	47	$40,800
	Total	139

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business [+]	✔	0 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	0	-
	Total	0

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	0	-
	Total	0

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔	20 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	20	-
	Total	20

Graduate Student Population at Salem

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 209 students enrolled into Salem University graduate schools where it has total 984 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 199 full-time and 10 part-time graduate students. By gender, 94 male and 115 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	209	94	115
Full-time	199	89	110
Part-tme	10	5	5

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

There are 127 White (60.77%), 29 Black/African American (13.88%), 8 Hispanic (3.83%), and 45 students with other races. 15 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	209	94	115
American Indian/Native American	0	0	0
Asian	0	0	0
Black/African American	29	15	14
Hispanic	8	2	6
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	127	59	68
Two More	3	2	1
Un-Known	27	8	19
Non-resident Alien	15	8	7

Salem University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 195 graduate students (93.30% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 14 graduate students (6.70% 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	209
Enrolled Online Exclusively	195
Enrolled Some Online Courses	14
Not in Online Courses	0

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Salem University. 43 students are aged 20 to 24 (20.57% of total students), 24 students are aged above 50 (11.48%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Salem University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	209	94	115
Age 22-24	43	24	19
Age 25-29	33	17	16
Age 30-34	29	14	15
Age 35-39	36	13	23
Age 40-49	44	12	32
Age 50-64	22	14	8
Over 64	2	0	2

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