Offered Programs at Salem State
Offered Degrees/Programs
BS, MS, Post-Grad.
Offered Through Online Classes
BS, MS, Post-Grad.
Total Number of Programs
149
Total Number of Online Programs
10
Total Number of Completers
1,616
Salem State University offers 149 programs through Bachelor's, Master's, and Post Graduate Certificate . By degree types, it offers 91 Bachelor's, 34 Master's, 18 Post-BS Certificate, 6 Post-MS Certificate programs
It also offers its programs via online learning and 10 programs are available through Bachelor's, Master's, and Post Graduate Certificate . By degree types, it offers 1 Bachelor's, 4 Master's, 5 Post-BS Certificate program in the virtual environment.
For the academic year 2023-2024, total 1,616 students have completed their degree/programs and graduated from Salem State University.
The following table summarizes the offered degrees and programs with number of programs and number of completers.
By degrees/certificates, 1,042 Bachelor's, 478 Master's, 17 Post-BS Certificate, and 79 Post-MS Certificate were awareded by Salem State.
Number of Programs Number of Online Programs Number of Completers Bachelor's 91 1 1,042 Master's 34 4 478 Post-BS Certificate 18 5 17 Post-MS Certificate 6 0 79 Total 149 10 1,616
The following table shows the best programs at Salem State University based on earning after completing the program by degree types.
Bachelor Program - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study Median Earning after Graduation Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse $65,800 Business Administration and Management $40,100 Biology/Biological Sciences $38,900 Social Work $36,400 Sociology $35,600
Master Program - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study Median Earning after Graduation Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse $75,900 Special Education and Teaching $54,300 Social Work $48,300 Educational Leadership and Administration $44,200
The following table lists the popular programs at Salem State University based on number of completers for each offered programs in 2023-2024.
Program Name Completers Earning after Graduation Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 163 $65,800 Psychology 122 $33,800 Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration 72 - Biology/Biological Sciences 59 $38,900 Marketing/Marketing Management 56 -
Program Name Completers Earning after Graduation Counseling Psychology 32 - Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services 22 - Higher Education/Higher Education Administration 19 - Nursing Science 18 - Industrial and Organizational Psychology 11 -
The follwing tabs shows all major programs offered at Salem State by awared level. You can check online avaiability, number of completers, and average earning after graduation for each major by expanding the major program.
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism
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20 completers $32,400 Speech Communication and Rhetoric ✕ 6 $32,400 Journalism ✕ 5 - Public Relations/Image Management ✕ 6 - Advertising ✕ 3 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences
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25 completers - Computer and Information Sciences ✕ 18 - Information Technology ✕ 7 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Education
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90 completers $30,200 Education ✕ 38 $30,200 Elementary Education and Teaching ✕ 16 - Secondary Education and Teaching ✕ 0 - Early Childhood Education and Teaching ✕ 36 - Art Teacher Education ✕ 0 - Physical Education Teaching and Coaching ✕ 0 - Drama and Dance Teacher Education ✕ 0 - History Teacher Education ✕ 0 - Spanish Language Teacher Education ✕ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
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6 completers - Foreign Languages and Literatures ✕ 0 - Language Interpretation and Translation ✕ 0 - French Language and Literature ✕ 1 - Italian Language and Literature ✕ 1 - Spanish Language and Literature ✕ 4 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
English Language and Literature
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40 completers $29,500 English Language and Literature ✕ 33 $29,500 Creative Writing ✕ 3 - Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing ✕ 4 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities
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7 completers - General Studies ✕ 4 - Humanities/Humanistic Studies ✕ 3 - Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other) ✕ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
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59 completers $38,900 Biology/Biological Sciences ✕ 53 $38,900 Biomedical Sciences ✕ 2 - Biochemistry ✕ 2 - Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology ✕ 0 - Biotechnology ✕ 0 - Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography ✕ 2 - Environmental Biology ✕ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Mathematics and Statistics
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4 completers - Mathematics ✕ 4 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
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1 completers - Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution ✕ 1 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
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33 completers - Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies ✕ 9 - Health and Physical Education/Fitness ✕ 1 $30,100 Sport and Fitness Administration/Management ✕ 12 - Kinesiology and Exercise Science ✕ 11 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Philosophy and Religious Studies
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0 completers - Philosophy ✕ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Physical Sciences
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7 completers - Chemistry ✕ 4 - Geology/Earth Science ✕ 3 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Psychology
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94 completers $33,800 Psychology ✕ 88 $33,800 Applied Behavior Analysis ✕ 6 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting
✔ (1 completers)91 completers $35,300 Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration ✕ 80 - Fire Services Administration ✔ 11 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Human Services
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42 completers - Social Work ✕ 42 $36,400
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Social Sciences
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40 completers - Economics ✕ 2 - Geography ✕ 11 $28,800 Geographic Information Science and Cartography ✕ 2 - Political Science and Government ✕ 12 - American Government and Politics (United States ✕ 4 - Sociology ✕ 9 $35,600
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Visual and Performing Arts
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45 completers $20,600 Dance ✕ 2 - Commercial and Advertising Art ✕ 7 - Design and Applied Arts (other) ✕ 0 - Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts ✕ 0 - Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology ✕ 9 - Acting ✕ 19 - Photography ✕ 0 - Art/Art Studies ✕ 0 $24,500 Art History, Criticism and Conservation ✕ 2 - Drawing ✕ 0 - Painting ✕ 3 - Sculpture ✕ 1 - Printmaking ✕ 1 - Music ✕ 1 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
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240 completers - Health/Health Care Administration/Management ✕ 36 - Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist ✕ 4 - Athletic Training/Trainer ✕ 0 - Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist ✕ 0 - Occupational Therapy/Therapist ✕ 9 - Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (other) ✕ 17 - Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse ✕ 174 $65,800
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Business
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169 completers - Business Administration and Management ✕ 43 $40,100 Accounting ✕ 19 - Accounting and Finance ✕ 7 - Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies ✕ 8 - Finance ✕ 28 - Hospitality Administration/Management ✕ 7 - Tourism and Travel Services Management ✕ 1 - Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration ✕ 11 - International Business/Trade/Commerce ✕ 7 - Management Information Systems ✕ 2 - Management Science ✕ 6 - Marketing/Marketing Management ✕ 30 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
History
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24 completers -
History ✕ 13 $31,800 American History (United States) ✕ 2 - European History ✕ 4 - Public/Applied History ✕ 5 - History (other) ✕ 0 - Total 1,042
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Education
✔ (3 completers)199 completers - Educational Leadership and Administration ✕ 0 $44,200 Higher Education/Higher Education Administration ✕ 7 - Educational/Instructional Technology ✔ 13 - Special Education and Teaching ✔ 10 $54,300 Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services ✕ 21 - Elementary Education and Teaching ✕ 33 - Secondary Education and Teaching ✕ 0 - Early Childhood Education and Teaching ✕ 49 - Art Teacher Education ✕ 0 - English/Language Arts Teacher Education ✕ 1 - Mathematics Teacher Education ✕ 5 - Physical Education Teaching and Coaching ✕ 16 - Reading Teacher Education ✔ 7 - Drama and Dance Teacher Education ✕ 0 - History Teacher Education ✕ 12 - Spanish Language Teacher Education ✕ 5 - Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor ✕ 20 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
English Language and Literature
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11 completers - English Language and Literature ✕ 11 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Mathematics and Statistics
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1 completers - Mathematics ✕ 1 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Psychology
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52 completers - Counseling Psychology ✕ 28 - Industrial and Organizational Psychology ✕ 12 - Applied Behavior Analysis ✕ 12 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting
✔ (1 completers)9 completers - Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration ✔ 9 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Human Services
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115 completers - Social Work ✕ 115 $48,300
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Social Sciences
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7 completers - Geography ✕ 0 - Geographic Information Science and Cartography ✕ 7 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
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39 completers - Athletic Training/Trainer ✕ 2 - Occupational Therapy/Therapist ✕ 26 - Nursing Administration ✕ 0 - Nursing Science ✕ 11 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Business
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36 completers - Business Administration and Management ✕ 20 - Accounting ✕ 16 - Accounting and Finance ✕ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
History
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9 completers -
History ✕ 9 - Total 478
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Education
✔ (2 completers)9 completers - Education ✕ 0 - Educational Leadership and Administration ✕ 4 - Special Education and Teaching ✕ 1 - Mathematics Teacher Education ✕ 0 - Reading Teacher Education ✔ 1 - School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist ✔ 3 - Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor ✕ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
English Language and Literature
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0 completers - Rhetoric and Composition ✕ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
✔ (1 completers)1 completers - Holocaust and Related Studies ✔ 1 - Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other) ✕ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
✔ (1 completers)0 completers - Sport and Fitness Administration/Management ✔ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Human Services
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0 completers - Public Policy Analysis ✕ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Social Sciences
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0 completers - Geographic Information Science and Cartography ✕ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
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0 completers - Clinical Research Coordinator ✕ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Business
✔ (1 completers)4 completers - Business Administration and Management ✔ 4 - Financial Planning and Services ✕ 0 - Hospitality Administration/Management ✕ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
History
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2 completers -
Public/Applied History ✕ 2 - Total 17
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Education
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79 completers - Education ✕ 77 - Educational Leadership and Administration ✕ 1 - Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services ✕ 1 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Psychology
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0 completers - Counseling Psychology ✕ 0 - Applied Behavior Analysis ✕ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
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0 completers -
Nursing Education ✕ 0 - Total 79
