Salem University Graduate Schools

Salem University (referred to as Salem) is a Private, 4 years school located in Salem, WV. Salem University is a completely online college that all programs/degrees are offered via distance education. It is classified as a Master's College and University (medium programs) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Master's degree. The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Salem University is $13,864 in average. The school has 209 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 991 including undergraduate students.

Graduate School Overview

Salem University (referred to as Salem) is a Private, 4 years school located in Salem, WV. Salem University is a completely online college that all programs/degrees are offered via distance education. It is classified as a Master's College and University (medium programs) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Master's degree.
The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1963 - Current[Estimated Date]).
Salem Directory Information
School NameSalem University (Salem)
Address223 W Main St, Salem, WV 26426
Phone304-326-1109
Webhttps://www.salemu.edu
Online Applicationhttps://www.salemu.edu/apply-now
Financial Infohttps://www.salemu.edu/financial-aid
The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Salem University is $13,864 in average. The school has 209 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 991 including undergraduate students.
It offers total 27 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Research). Among them, 26 programs are available online classes.
Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School TypePrivate, 4 years
Tuition & Fees$13,864
Student Population209
Offered Degrees/ProgramsPost-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Research)
Number of Programs27 graduate programs
(26 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio17 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 $534.
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)26 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
TuitionFees
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 $19,603 and the West Virginia graduate tuition is $18,247 (public) / $12,719 (private).
The next table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.
Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
ResidentsOut-of-State
Salem University$13,864
All Graduate Schools$16,007$19,603
Public$11,484$20,787
Private$19,674
West Virginia Graduate Schools$11,146$14,644
Public$9,243$18,247
Private$12,719
For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $534 at Salem University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are stayed same 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$534

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, 136 students have completed their study at Salem University.
Offered Degrees at Salem University
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Master's Degree88107
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship110
Post Bachelor's Degree110
Post Master's Degree1129
Total1111136
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 45 completers.
  • The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 67 completers.
  • The most popular Doctorate program is the Business Administration and Management program with 0 completers.
Salem University offers 11 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered online completely. Last year total 136 students have completed their graduate studies.
  • 107 students have earned/completed Master's program.
  • 29 students have earned/completed Post-Master's program.
Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+] (1 completers) 0 completers-
Information Technology0-
Education [+] (2 completers) 34 completers-
Curriculum and Instruction13$51,100
Educational Leadership and Administration21-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] (3 completers) 17 completers-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies7-
0-
10-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] (1 completers) 3 completers-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse3-
Business [+] 53 completers-
Business Administration and Management53$40,800
Total107
Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Business [+] 0 completers-
Business Administration and Management0-
Total0
Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education [+] 0 completers-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor0-
Total0
Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education [+] 29 completers-
Educational Leadership and Administration29-
Total29

Graduate Student Population at Salem

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 209 students enrolled into Salem University graduate schools where it has total 991 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
TotalMaleFemale
Total20994115
Full-time19989110
Part-tme1055
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
TotalMaleFemale
Total20994115
American Indian/Native American000
Asian000
Black/African American291514
Hispanic826
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
White1275968
Two More321
Un-Known27819
Non-resident Alien1587
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
Total209
Enrolled Online Exclusively195
Enrolled Some Online Courses14
Not in Online Courses0
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
TotalMaleFemale
Total20994115
Age 22-24432419
Age 25-29331716
Age 30-34291415
Age 35-39361323
Age 40-49441232
Age 50-6422148
Over 64202

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