2024 Tuition & fees

The 2024 tuition & fees at Salem State is $11,978 for Massachusetts residents and $18,961 for out-of-state students. The tuition & fees stays same as last year.
The next table shows the 2024 tuition & fees and the tuition trends over last 5 years at Salem State.
You can check and view more costs information including living costs, books & supplies, and tuition per credit hour at Salem State University Cost of Attendance page.
Salem State University 2024 Tuition & fees
YearUndergraduateGraduate
Massachusetts ResidentsOut-of-StateMassachusetts ResidentsOut-of-State
2020$11,284$18,065$8,555$10,175
2021$11,675$18,480$8,857$10,477
2022$11,675$18,480$8,857$10,477
2023$11,978$18,961$9,088$10,747
2024$11,978$18,961$9,088$10,747

Tuition per Credit Hour

The 2024 undergraduate tuition per credit hour at Salem State University is $499 for Massachusetts residents and $790 for out-of-state students. The undergraduate tuition per credit hour stays same as last year.
The 2024 graduate tuition per credit hour is $505 for Massachusetts residents and $597 for out-of-state students. The graduate tuition per credit hour stays same as last year.
The next table and chart show the 2024 tuition per credit hour and its trends over last 5 years at Salem State University.
Salem State University 2024 Tuition per Credit Hour
YearUndergraduateGraduate
Massachusetts ResidentsOut-of-StateMassachusetts ResidentsOut-of-State
2020$470$753$475$565
2021$486$770$492$582
2022$486$770$492$582
2023$499$790$505$597
2024$499$790$505$597

Offered Online Programs

Salem State University offers 146 major programs through Bachelor's, Master's, Post Graduate Certificate degrees/programs. Of that, 3 online programs are offering via distance learning (online classes).
You can view all major programs at Salem State University at Area of Study & Major Program page with completer and earning after graduation information.
Number of Online ProgramsNumber of Total Programs
Bachelor's190
Master's133
Post-BS Certificate117
Post-MS Certificate06
Total3146

Online Student Population

There are 6,539 students including both undergraduate and graduate students at Salem State. Of that, 851 students have enrolled online exclusively.
In addition, 3,006 students have joined to some online courses and 2,682 students only joined to in-classrrom courses.
The next tables show the online students by enrollment type and locality for the academic year 2022-2023.
Online Student Population at Salem State University
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total6,5395,0781,461
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes851415436
Enrolled Some in Online Classes3,0062,582424
Not Enrolled in Online Classes2,6822,081601
Online Student Population by Student Location at Salem State University
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)851415436
Massachusetts Residents810397413
Other State in U.S.21138
Outside of U.S.20515
Unknown000

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