Salem State University
Salem, Massachusetts · Public
At a glance
- Admission rate
- 96%
- Undergraduates
- 4,291
- Setting
- Suburb: Large
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Test policy
Test blind Scores aren't considered, even if sent.
IPEDS (Fall 2024 admissions, reported 2024-25): Test scores not considered for admission, even if submitted. Policies change; confirm on the school's admissions website.
Policy source: nces.ed.gov
Admissions
- Phone
- (978) 542-6000
Cost
- Tuition, in-state
- $12,708per year
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $20,117per year
- Average net price
- $12,921What students who get federal aid pay on average after grants and scholarships, per year.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Outcomes
- Graduation rate
- 49%
- First-year retention
- 75%
- Median earnings 10 years after entry
- $62,762
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Degrees and programs
Degree levels: bachelor, master, first professional, graduate certificate
Show all 66 programs
- Communication and Media Studies · bachelor
- Journalism · bachelor
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication · bachelor
- Computer and Information Sciences, General · bachelor
- Education, General · bachelor, graduate certificate
- Educational Administration and Supervision · master, first professional, graduate certificate
- Educational/Instructional Media Design · master
- Special Education and Teaching · master, graduate certificate
- Student Counseling and Personnel Services · master, graduate certificate
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods · bachelor, master
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas · bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language · bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services · bachelor
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics · bachelor
- English Language and Literature, General · bachelor, master
- Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies · bachelor, graduate certificate
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · bachelor
- Biology, General · bachelor
- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology · bachelor
- Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences · bachelor
- Biotechnology · bachelor
- Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology · bachelor
- Mathematics · bachelor, master
- Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution · bachelor
- Holocaust and Related Studies · graduate certificate
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other · graduate certificate
- Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies · bachelor
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness · bachelor, graduate certificate
- Philosophy and Religious Studies, General · bachelor
- Philosophy · bachelor
- Chemistry · bachelor
- Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences · bachelor
- Psychology, General · bachelor, master
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology · bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- Criminal Justice and Corrections · bachelor, master
- Fire Protection · bachelor
- Public Policy Analysis · graduate certificate
- Social Work · bachelor, master
- Economics · bachelor
- Geography and Cartography · bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- Political Science and Government · bachelor
- Sociology · bachelor
- Visual and Performing Arts, General · bachelor
- Dance · bachelor
- Design and Applied Arts · bachelor
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft · bachelor
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts · bachelor
- Fine and Studio Arts · bachelor
- Music · bachelor
- Health and Medical Administrative Services · bachelor, graduate certificate
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · bachelor, master
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions · bachelor
- Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions · bachelor, master
- Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities · graduate certificate
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · bachelor, master
- Business Administration, Management and Operations · bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- Accounting and Related Services · bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations · bachelor
- Finance and Financial Management Services · bachelor, graduate certificate
- Hospitality Administration/Management · bachelor, graduate certificate
- Human Resources Management and Services · bachelor
- International Business · bachelor
- Management Information Systems and Services · bachelor
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods · bachelor
- Marketing · bachelor
- History · bachelor, master, graduate certificate
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Data by Field of Study
Sources
Numbers on this page come from these sources, as of the year shown. Schools change policies and deadlines - check the school's own website before you apply.
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data Data released 2026-11-02; admissions, SAT/ACT, enrollment and test policy: Fall 2024 (IPEDS 2024-25); tuition: 2025-26; net price: 2024-25; graduation rate: 150% completion for the Fall 2019 cohort; retention: Fall 2023 cohort; median earnings 10 years after entry: measured 2022-2023 (2024 dollars)
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Data by Field of Study Released 2026-10-15; programs (CIP 2020, 4-digit) by credential level as reported to IPEDS completions for award years 2022-23 and 2023-24
- NCES IPEDS Institutional Characteristics - Directory information (HD2024) - phone and admissions URL — as of 2024-25 collection
- NCES College Navigator profile — as of IPEDS
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