Graduate Programs at Salisbury University

Graduate School Overview

Salisbury University (referred to as SU) is a Public, 4 years school located in Salisbury, MD.

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 of SU is $10,330 for Maryland residents and $15,595 for out-of-state students. The school has 745 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 7,123 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 72 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 5 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$15,595 $10,330 for Maryland Residents
Student Population	745
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	72 graduate programs (5 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at SU is $10,330 for Maryland residents and $15,595 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $436 for Maryland residents and $705 for out-of-state students.

SU offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Maryland Residents	$10,330
Out-of-State	$15,595
Tuition per Credit Hour
Maryland Residents	$436
Out-of-State	$705

SU 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)	5 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 $10,330 for Maryland residents and $15,595 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 6.18% 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
2023-2024	$8,260	$2,070	$13,525	$2,070

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 $19,793 and the Maryland graduate tuition is $19,897 (public) / $18,688 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Salisbury University	$10,330	$15,595
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
Maryland Graduate Schools	$14,836	$18,908
Public	$12,834	$19,897
Private	$18,688

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $17,592 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at SU.

On-campus living costs are increased by 12.12% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $17,592. Off-campus living costs are increased by 12.12% 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
2023-2024	$13,416	$4,176	$13,416	$4,176

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $458 for Maryland residents and $749 for other students at Salisbury University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 6.24% 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	$436	$705
2023-2024	$458	$749

Graduate Programs at SU

Salisbury University offers 23 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, 366 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	331
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	1	0	4
Doctor's degree - other	1	1	14
Post Bachelor's Degree	3	1	12
Post Master's Degree	3	1	5
Total	23	5	366

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor program with 11 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Social Work program with 196 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Nursing Practice program with 14 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Salisbury University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	11	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	4	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	1	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	1	-
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)	✔	-	-

Popular Master's Programs at Salisbury University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Social Work	✕	196	$42,900
Business Administration and Management	✕	32	$52,700
English Language and Literature	✕	25	-
Education	✕	20	$44,400
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)	✕	13	$42,500

Popular Doctorate Programs at Salisbury University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Nursing Practice	✔	14	-
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision	✔	4	-

Salisbury University offers 23 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 366 students have completed their graduate studies.

331 students have earned/completed Master's program.
14 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
12 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
5 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 [+]	✕	34 completers	$44,400
Education	✕	20	$44,400
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	5	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	1	-
Mathematics Teacher Education	✕	3	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	5	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	25 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	25	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	3	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution	✕	10	-
Human Services [+]	✕	196 completers	-
Social Work	✕	196	$42,900
Social Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	9 completers	-
Geography	✔	9	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	19 completers	-
Athletic Training/Trainer	✕	6	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✔	-	-
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)	✕	13	$42,500
Business [+]	✕	32 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	32	$52,700
History [+]	✕	3 completers	-
History	✕	3	-
	Total	331

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 [+]	✔	14 completers	-
Nursing Practice	✔	14	-
	Total	14

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	-	-
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)	✔	-	-
	Total	12

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	4	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	1	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	✕	-	-
	Total	5

Graduate Student Population at SU

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 745 students enrolled into Salisbury University graduate schools where it has total 7,123 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 433 full-time and 312 part-time graduate students. By gender, 176 male and 569 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	745	176	569
Full-time	433	99	334
Part-tme	312	77	235

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

There are 547 White (73.42%), 93 Black/African American (12.48%), 40 Hispanic (5.37%), 15 Asian (2.01%), and 50 students with other races. 9 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	745	176	569
American Indian/Native American	2	0	2
Asian	15	5	10
Black/African American	93	14	79
Hispanic	40	11	29
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0	1
White	547	134	413
Two More	24	5	19
Un-Known	14	4	10
Non-resident Alien	9	3	6

Salisbury University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 357 graduate students (47.92% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 108 graduate students (14.50% 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	745
Enrolled Online Exclusively	357
Enrolled Some Online Courses	108
Not in Online Courses	280

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Salisbury University. 221 students are aged 20 to 24 (29.66% of total students), 1 students are aged below 20 (0.13%), 56 students are aged above 50 (7.52%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Salisbury University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	745	176	569
Age 18-19	1	0	1
Age 20-21	43	11	32
Age 22-24	178	50	128
Age 25-29	206	55	151
Age 30-34	109	22	87
Age 35-39	62	7	55
Age 40-49	90	20	70
Age 50-64	51	8	43
Over 64	5	3	2

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