Graduate Programs at Salisbury University

Graduate School Overview

Salisbury University (referred to as SU) is a Public, 4 years school located in Salisbury, MD. It is classified as a Master's College and University (larger programs) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.

The school is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education (1/1/1956 - Current[Estimated Date]).

SU Directory Information
School Name	Salisbury University (SU)
Address	1101 Camden Ave, Salisbury, MD 21801-6862
Phone	410-543-6000
Web	https://www.salisbury.edu
Online Application	https://www.salisbury.edu/admissions/apply
Financial Info	https://www.salisbury.edu/admissions/finaid/welcome.html

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Salisbury University is $9,840 for Maryland residents and $14,688 for out-of-state students. The school has 875 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 7,570 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 70 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 4 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$14,688 $9,840 for Maryland Residents
Student Population	875
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	70 graduate programs (4 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	14 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Salisbury University is $9,840 for Maryland residents and $14,688 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $446 for Maryland residents and $716 for out-of-state students.

Salisbury University offers the alternative tuition plans.

Salisbury 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)	4 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army) 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 Salisbury University is $9,840 for Maryland residents and $14,688 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are decreased by -6.83% 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
	Maryland Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$8,658	$1,800	$13,311	$1,800
2019-2020	$8,769	$1,944	$13,599	$1,944
2020-2021	$8,769	$1,944	$13,599	$1,944
2021-2022	$8,585	$1,944	$13,821	$1,944
2022-2023	$7,842	$1,998	$12,690	$1,998

The graduate school tuition & fees of SU is relatively inexpensive compared to public graduate schools in Maryland. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,603 and the Maryland graduate tuition is $19,924 (public) / $18,096 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Salisbury University	$9,840	$14,688
All Graduate Schools	$16,007	$19,603
Public	$11,484	$20,787
Private	$19,674
Maryland Graduate Schools	$14,822	$18,640
Public	$12,804	$19,924
Private	$18,096

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $15,690 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Salisbury University. On-campus living costs are increased by 3.22% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $15,690. Off-campus living costs are increased by 3.22% 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	$11,950	$2,700	$11,950	$2,700
2019-2020	$12,360	$2,700	$12,360	$2,700
2020-2021	$12,260	$2,700	$12,260	$2,700
2021-2022	$12,500	$2,700	$12,500	$2,700
2022-2023	$12,990	$2,700	$12,990	$2,700

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $446 for Maryland residents and $716 for other students at Salisbury University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are decreased by -6.77% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Maryland Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$563	$821
2019-2020	$576	$844
2020-2021	$576	$844
2021-2022	$477	$768
2022-2023	$446	$716

Graduate Programs at SU

Salisbury University offers 21 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, 373 students have completed their study at Salisbury University.

Offered Degrees at Salisbury University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	15	2	349
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	1	0	4
Doctor's degree - other	1	1	5
Post Bachelor's Degree	3	1	3
Post Master's Degree	1	0	12
Total	21	4	373

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Educational Leadership and Administration program with 12 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Social Work program with 192 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Nursing Practice program with 9 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Salisbury University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	12	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	10	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	3	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	2	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	0	-

Popular Master's Programs at Salisbury University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Social Work	✕	192	$42,900
Social Work	✕	176	$42,900
Business Administration and Management	✕	32	$52,700
Business Administration and Management	✕	31	$52,700
Education	✕	29	$44,400

Popular Doctorate Programs at Salisbury University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Nursing Practice	✔	9	-
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision	✔	6	-
Nursing Practice	✔	5	-
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision	✔	4	-

Salisbury University offers 21 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 373 students have completed their graduate studies.

349 students have earned/completed Master's program.
5 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
3 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
12 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 [+]	✕	58 completers	$44,400
Education	✕	25	$44,400
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	17	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	4	-
Mathematics Teacher Education	✕	6	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	6	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	18 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	18	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	3	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	21 completers	-
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution	✕	21	-
Human Services [+]	✕	192 completers	-
Social Work	✕	192	$42,900
Social Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	3 completers	-
Geography	✔	3	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	16 completers	-
Athletic Training/Trainer	✕	2	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✔	1	-
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)	✕	13	$42,500
Business [+]	✕	32 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	32	$52,700
History [+]	✕	6 completers	-
History	✕	6	-
	Total	349

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision	✕	4	-
	Total	4

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	5 completers	-
Nursing Practice	✔	5	-
	Total	5

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Education	✕	0	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	3	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	0 completers	-
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)	✔	0	-
	Total	3

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	12 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	12	-
	Total	12

Graduate Student Population at SU

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 875 students enrolled into Salisbury University graduate schools where it has total 7,570 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 513 full-time and 362 part-time graduate students. By gender, 195 male and 680 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	875	195	680
Full-time	513	119	394
Part-tme	362	76	286

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

There are 649 White (74.17%), 124 Black/African American (14.17%), 19 Hispanic (2.17%), 17 Asian (1.94%), and 66 students with other races. 10 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	875	195	680
American Indian/Native American	2	0	2
Asian	17	3	14
Black/African American	124	24	100
Hispanic	19	6	13
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0	1
White	649	148	501
Two More	25	3	22
Un-Known	28	8	20
Non-resident Alien	10	3	7

Salisbury University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 376 graduate students (42.97% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 150 graduate students (17.14% 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	875
Enrolled Online Exclusively	376
Enrolled Some Online Courses	150
Not in Online Courses	349

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Salisbury University. 250 students are aged 20 to 24 (28.57% of total students), 65 students are aged above 50 (7.43%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Salisbury University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	875	195	680
Age 20-21	8	0	8
Age 22-24	242	61	181
Age 25-29	245	67	178
Age 30-34	134	26	108
Age 35-39	70	10	60
Age 40-49	111	24	87
Age 50-64	61	6	55
Over 64	4	1	3

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