Major Programs at Salem State

Salem State University offers 146 degree programs through Bachelor's, Master's, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 3 programs can be conferred by distance learning.
At the school, the Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse program has the most completers (155 students) and the Psychology program has the second most completers (125 students) last year.
The Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse program has the highest salary ($65,800) after graduation and the Business Administration and Management program is reported as the second-highest earning program with a $40,100 average salary.
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Degrees & Major Programs

Salem State University offers 146 degree programs through Bachelor's, Master's, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 3 programs can be conferred by distance learning.
Total Number of Programs By Degree
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Online ProgramsNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED1 1NOT OFFERED1
Overall ProgramsNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED90 33NOT OFFERED23

Programs with Highest Earning After Graduation

The next table lists the best programs with the highest average salary after graduation from Salem State University.
The Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse program has the highest salary ($65,800) after graduation and the Business Administration and Management program is reported as the second-highest earning program with a $40,100 average salary.
Bachelor Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyAverage Salary 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
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting$35,300
Psychology$33,800
Speech Communication and Rhetoric$32,400
History$31,800
Education$30,200
Health and Physical Education/Fitness$30,100
English Language and Literature$29,500
Master Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyAverage Salary after Graduation
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse$75,900
Agricultural Teacher Education$57,900
Special Education and Teaching$54,300
Social Work$48,300
Clinical Psychology$44,300
Educational Leadership and Administration$44,200
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching$43,900
*The average salary data is from College Scoreboard.

Popular Area of Study with Most Completers

Following programs are the popular major programs at Salem State University.
At the school, the Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse program has the most completers (155 students) and the Psychology program has the second most completers (125 students) last year.

Field of Study by Degree, Number of Completers, and Average Salary

The following tables show all major programs at Salem State by degree with number of completers last year. You may want to search schools that have a program by following the link on the major title column in each table.
what is Communication and Journalism program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Speech Communication and RhetoricNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 21 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- $32,400 - - -
JournalismNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Public Relations/Image ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
AdvertisingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
what is Computer and Information Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Computer and Information SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 23 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Information TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 16 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
what is Education program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 13 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 64
Salary After Completing-- $30,200 - - -
Educational Leadership and AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED 0
Salary After Completing-- - $44,200 - -
Higher Education/Higher Education AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 20 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Educational/Instructional TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 9ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Special Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 26 NOT OFFERED 1
Salary After Completing-- - $54,300 - -
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance ServicesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 27 NOT OFFERED 4
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Elementary Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 19 34 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Secondary Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Early Childhood Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 47 49 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Art Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
English/Language Arts Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Mathematics Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Physical Education Teaching and CoachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Reading Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4 NOT OFFERED 0
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Drama and Dance Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
History Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Spanish Language Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
School Librarian/School Library Media SpecialistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1ONLINE
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language InstructorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 11 NOT OFFERED 4
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
what is Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Foreign Languages and LiteraturesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Language Interpretation and TranslationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
French Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Italian Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Spanish Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
what is English Language and Literature program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
English Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 31 21 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- $29,500 - - -
Creative WritingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific WritingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Rhetoric and CompositionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
what is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
General StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Humanities/Humanistic StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Biology/Biological SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 55 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- $38,900 - - -
Biomedical SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
BiochemistryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Cell/Cellular and Molecular BiologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
BiotechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Marine Biology and Biological OceanographyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Environmental BiologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
what is Mathematics and Statistics program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
MathematicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 13 3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Peace Studies and Conflict ResolutionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Holocaust and Related StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
what is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Parks, Recreation and Leisure StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Health and Physical Education/FitnessNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- $30,100 - - -
Sport and Fitness Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 11 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
what is Philosophy and Religious Studies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
PhilosophyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
what is Physical Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
ChemistryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Geology/Earth ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 12 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
what is Psychology program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 125 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- $33,800 - - -
Counseling PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 22 NOT OFFERED 0
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Industrial and Organizational PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Applied Behavior AnalysisNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10 14 NOT OFFERED 0
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
what is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 79 15 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Fire Services AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
what is Human Services program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Public Policy AnalysisNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Social WorkNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 48 128 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- $36,400 $48,300 - -
what is Social Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
EconomicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
GeographyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 17 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- $28,800 - - -
Geographic Information Science and CartographyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5 14 NOT OFFERED 0
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Political Science and GovernmentNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
American Government and Politics (United StatesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
SociologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 11 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- $35,600 - - -
what is Visual and Performing Arts program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
DanceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Commercial and Advertising ArtNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Design and Applied Arts (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre ArtsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 11 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
ActingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 22 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
PhotographyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Art/Art StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- $24,500 - - -
Art History, Criticism and ConservationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
DrawingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
PaintingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
SculptureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
PrintmakingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
MusicNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Health/Health Care Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 38 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Clinical Research CoordinatorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Nuclear Medical Technology/TechnologistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Athletic Training/TrainerNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/TechnologistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Occupational Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7 27 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 33 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Nursing EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 155 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- $65,800 $75,900 - -
Nursing AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Nursing ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 18 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
what is Business program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 54 14 NOT OFFERED 2
Salary After Completing-- $40,100 - - -
AccountingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 34 17 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Accounting and FinanceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
FinanceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 25 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Financial Planning and ServicesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Hospitality Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 13 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Tourism and Travel Services ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Human Resources Management/Personnel AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 19 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
International Business/Trade/CommerceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 16 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Management Information SystemsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Management ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Marketing/Marketing ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 47 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
what is History program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
HistoryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 17 5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- $31,800 - - -
American History (United States)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
European HistoryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Public/Applied HistoryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
History (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -

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