Salem State University
Salem, MA
School Background
2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 5,046
Graduate Enrollment: 1,576
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Highest degree awarded:
Graduate
Religious Affiliation:
None
Campus Details
Suburb: Large (outside principal city, in urbanized area with population of 250,000 or more)
Four-year, medium, primarily residential
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full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
Applicant and Admittance Traits
2022 Admission Rate: 90.01%
Male/Female: 35% / 65% (2017)
First generation college students: 40.3% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 4.7% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 0.8% (2017)
Test scores for admission: Considered but not required
Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 67.9% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 46.8% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 37.0% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 28.9% (2017)
Ethnicity Information
White: 58.5%
Black: 9.3%
Hispanic: 20.3%
Asian: 3.5%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.1%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.1%
2+ races: 3.5%
Non-resident alien: 2.5%
Unknown race: 2.2%
Black: 9.3%
Hispanic: 20.3%
Asian: 3.5%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.1%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.1%
2+ races: 3.5%
Non-resident alien: 2.5%
Unknown race: 2.2%
Costs & Fees
2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $25,446
In-State tuition: $11,675Out-of-State tuition: $18,480
Estimated books and supplies: $1,200 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board: $14,590 (2022)
Estimated on-campus other fees: $1,784 (2022)
Estimated off-campus room & board: $10,588 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $1,784 (2022)
Average Family Income: $73,978 (2017)
Median Family Income: $43,677 (2017)
Scholarships & Financial Aid
Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 40.8%Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 58.5%
Median federal loan debt at graduation: $25,000 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $265 (2021)
| Household Income | Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0-$30k | $12,399 |
| $30k-48k | $14,664 |
| $48k-75k | $17,082 |
| $75k-110k | $19,763 |
| $110k+ | $23,064 |
Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements
4-year graduation rate: 42%6-year graduation rate: 57%
1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 96.8% (2020)
Loans
Median federal debt for graduates: $25,000 (2021)Median federal debt for non-graduates: $9,750 (2021)
Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $19,500 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $20,500 (2021)
Ability to Repay Loans
| Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment (Non-delinquent/default) |
Percentage |
|---|---|
| @1 Year | 67.7% (2015) |
| @3 year | 72.9% (2017) |
| @5 year | 82.5% (2017) |
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 47.7% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 54.6% (2015)
Earnings Power
Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $42,894 (2020)Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $53,244 (2020)
Popular Majors
| Type of Degree | Major | 2022 Graduates | Median Federal Debt | Median Monthly Payment | 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) | 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's Degree | Dance. | 7 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Agricultural Production Operations. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Communication and Media Studies. | 8 | $27,000 | $263 | $32,503 ($2,709) | $45,305 ($3,775) |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Communication and Media Studies. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Journalism. | 16 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | 44 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer Science. | 35 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Education, General. | 12 | $27,000 | $270 | $32,789 ($2,732) | $38,488 ($3,207) |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Education, General. | 18 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Educational Administration and Supervision. | 31 | $235 | $42,714 ($3,560) | $57,880 ($4,823) | |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Educational Administration and Supervision. | 63 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Educational/Instructional Media Design. | 8 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Special Education and Teaching. | 30 | $224 | $49,947 ($4,162) | $62,664 ($5,222) | |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Special Education and Teaching. | 11 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | 20 | $465 | $42,637 ($3,553) | $56,869 ($4,739) | |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 107 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 61 | $171 | $48,635 ($4,053) | $54,763 ($4,564) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 15 | $27,000 | $281 | ||
| Master's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 62 | $188 | $57,225 ($4,769) | $68,224 ($5,685) | |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Psychology, General. | 156 | $26,435 | $241 | $35,143 ($2,929) | $45,094 ($3,758) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | 6 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | 62 | $370 | $51,622 ($4,302) | $61,539 ($5,128) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 105 | $26,220 | $231 | $40,703 ($3,392) | $51,926 ($4,327) |
| Master's Degree | Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 19 | $50,636 ($4,220) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Fire Protection. | 15 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Public Policy Analysis. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Social Work. | 58 | $27,000 | $265 | $40,499 ($3,375) | $41,045 ($3,420) |
| Master's Degree | Social Work. | 143 | $462 | $54,504 ($4,542) | $58,944 ($4,912) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Economics. | 9 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Geography and Cartography. | 19 | $27,000 | $228 | $34,045 ($2,837) | $45,988 ($3,832) |
| Master's Degree | Geography and Cartography. | 13 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Geography and Cartography. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Political Science and Government. | 10 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Sociology. | 23 | $30,690 | $268 | $39,965 ($3,330) | $45,212 ($3,768) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Design and Applied Arts. | 18 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | 29 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | 10 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Music. | 12 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Health and Medical Administrative Services. | 30 | $26,500 | $265 | $38,375 ($3,198) | |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Health and Medical Administrative Services. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 11 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | 25 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | 24 | $606 | $62,173 ($5,181) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 160 | $28,500 | $286 | $74,370 ($6,198) | $79,660 ($6,638) |
| Master's Degree | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 26 | $300 | $94,622 ($7,885) | $72,163 ($6,014) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 82 | $27,000 | $257 | $44,194 ($3,683) | $55,904 ($4,659) |
| Master's Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 26 | $76,835 ($6,403) | |||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Accounting and Related Services. | 83 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. | 17 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Finance and Financial Management Services. | 48 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Hospitality Administration/Management. | 20 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Hospitality Administration/Management. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Human Resources Management and Services. | 16 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | International Business. | 13 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Management Information Systems and Services. | 10 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Marketing. | 67 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | History. | 39 | $27,000 | $270 | $29,788 ($2,482) | $46,900 ($3,908) |
| Master's Degree | History. | 12 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | History. | 1 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. | 13 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 34 | $27,000 | $278 | $30,268 ($2,522) | $36,151 ($3,013) |
| Master's Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 13 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | 17 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 12 | $38,122 ($3,177) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Biology, General. | 84 | $27,000 | $281 | $42,036 ($3,503) | $59,961 ($4,997) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | 8 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Biotechnology. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. | 22 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Mathematics. | 16 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Mathematics. | 6 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Holocaust and Related Studies. | 2 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Health and Physical Education/Fitness. | 69 | $27,000 | $265 | $31,705 ($2,642) | $43,852 ($3,654) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Philosophy. | 7 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Chemistry. | 12 | $27,000 | $273 | $54,773 ($4,564) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | 14 | $34,887 ($2,907) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Fine and Studio Arts. | 11 | $27,000 | $286 | $26,284 ($2,190) | $40,383 ($3,365) |
Campus Resources
Average faculty salary: $84,969Full time faculty: 99%
Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 13.0
School's endowment start of year: $25,727,950 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $32,670,896 (2022)