Graduate Programs at Salus University

Graduate School Overview

Salus University (referred to as Salus) is a Private, 4 years school located in Elkins Park, PA.

The school is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education (1/1/1954 - Current[Estimated Date]).

Salus Directory Information
School Name	Salus University (Salus)
Address	8360 Old York Rd, Elkins Park, PA 19027-6262
Phone	215-780-1400
Web	https://www.Salus.edu
Online Application	https://www.salus.edu/Admissions/Application-Process.aspx
Financial Info	https://www.salus.edu/Admissions/Tuition-Financial-Aid.aspx

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Salus is $34,844 in average. The school has 1,166 students (all graduate).

It offers total 17 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Doctorate (Research), Doctorate (Professional Practice), and Doctorate (Other).

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$34,844
Student Population	1,166
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Doctorate (Research), Doctorate (Professional Practice), and Doctorate (Other)
Number of Programs	17 graduate programs

The graduate tuition & fees at Salus is $34,844 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $953.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition	$33,116
Required Fees	$1,085
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition	$953

Salus offers the distance learning courses, but students may be required to attend/visit regular classes to complete their degree/programs.

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)	Graduate Level Courses
Special learning Opportunities	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 Salus University is $34,844. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 1.88% 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	$28,690	$839
2019-2020	$29,893	$942
2020-2021	$32,006	$982
2021-2022	$32,061	$1,064
2022-2023	$33,116	$1,085
2023-2024	$33,656	$1,188

The graduate school tuition & fees of Salus is expensive compared to private graduate schools in Pennsylvania. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the Pennsylvania graduate tuition is $25,701 (public) / $21,200 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Salus University	$34,844
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
Pennsylvania Graduate Schools	$19,680	$22,078
Public	$18,549	$25,701
Private	$21,200

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $971 at Salus University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 1.89% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$887
2019-2020	$884
2020-2021	$905
2021-2022	$900
2022-2023	$953
2023-2024	$971

The following table shows the tuition & fees for medical school at Salus.

2022-2023 Law School/Medical School Tuition at Salus University
	Tuition	Fees
Optometry	$45,150	$1,155

Graduate Programs at Salus

Salus University offers 17 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, 409 students have completed their study at Salus University.

Offered Degrees at Salus University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	8	158
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	1	7
Doctor's degree - professional practice	1	12
Doctor's degree - other	2	204
Post Bachelor's Degree	5	28
Total	17	409

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies program with 13 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Physician Assistant program with 49 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Optometry program with 147 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Salus University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	✕	13	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	7	-
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (other)	✕	7	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Vision Impairments Including Blindness	✕	1	-
Audiology/Audiologist	✕	-	-

Popular Master's Programs at Salus University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Physician Assistant	✕	49	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	48	-
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	✕	36	-
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (other)	✕	13	-
Ophthalmic and Optometric Support Services and Allied Professions (other)	✕	7	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Salus University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Optometry	✕	147	-
Audiology/Audiologist	✕	57	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	12	-
Biomedical Sciences	✕	7	-

Salus University offers 17 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 409 students have completed their graduate studies.

158 students have earned/completed Master's program.
204 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
12 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Other) program.
28 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Vision Impairments Including Blindness	✕	4	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	-	-
Biomedical Sciences	✕	-	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	154 completers	-
Audiology/Audiologist	✕	1	-
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	✕	36	-
Physician Assistant	✕	49	-
Ophthalmic and Optometric Support Services and Allied Professions (other)	✕	7	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	48	-
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (other)	✕	13	-
	Total	158

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Biomedical Sciences	✕	7	-
	Total	7

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	204 completers	-
Audiology/Audiologist	✕	57	-
Optometry	✕	147	-
	Total	204

Doctorate (Other) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	12 completers	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	12	-
	Total	12

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Vision Impairments Including Blindness	✕	1	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	14 completers	-
Audiology/Audiologist	✕	-	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	7	-
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (other)	✕	7	-
	Total	28

Graduate Student Population at Salus

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 1,165 students enrolled into Salus University graduate schools . By attending status, there are 1,070 full-time and 95 part-time graduate students. By gender, 234 male and 931 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	1,165	234	931
Full-time	1,070	223	847
Part-tme	95	11	84

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

There are 641 White (55.02%), 87 Black/African American (7.47%), 86 Hispanic (7.38%), 217 Asian (18.63%), and 134 students with other races. 102 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,165	234	931
American Indian/Native American	1	0	1
Asian	217	47	170
Black/African American	87	19	68
Hispanic	86	18	68
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0	1
White	641	117	524
Two More	21	0	21
Un-Known	9	2	7
Non-resident Alien	102	31	71

Salus University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 11 graduate students (0.94% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 134 graduate students (11.50% 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	1,165
Enrolled Online Exclusively	11
Enrolled Some Online Courses	134
Not in Online Courses	1,020

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Salus University. 484 students are aged 20 to 24 (41.55% of total students), 13 students are aged above 50 (1.12%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Salus University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,165	234	931
Age 20-21	3	1	2
Age 22-24	481	79	402
Age 25-29	506	108	398
Age 30-34	87	18	69
Age 35-39	34	10	24
Age 40-49	41	12	29
Age 50-64	13	6	7

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