Graduate School Tuition at Salem State University

Salem State University is a four-years, public school located in Salem, MA. It offers 56 graduate programs - 33 Master's, 17 Post-bachelor's, and 6 Post-master's. The 2024 average tuition & fees of graduate programs is $9,088 for Massachusetts residents and $10,747 for others. A total of 1,461 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 6,539 students at Salem State.
Salem State offers online graduate programs and 436 out of 1,461 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
The Master's Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse program has the highest salary ($75,900) after graduation and the Master's Agricultural Teacher Education program is reported as the second highest-earning program with a $57,900 average salary.
You can find Salem State's health profession programs at health professions information page.
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Graduate Program Overview

Salem State University is a four-years, public school located in Salem, Massachusetts. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs.
For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $9,088 for Massachusetts residents and $10,747 for out-of-state students. It offers fifty-six (56) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameSalem State University
Typefour-years, public
Address352 Lafayette St, Salem, MA
Graduate School Students1,576 students
436 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$9,088
Out-of-State$10,747
Student to Faculty12:1 (8.33%)
Number of Offered Graduate ProgramsTotal 56 Graduate Programs
33 Master's, 23 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Salem State University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs.
For Massachusetts residents, the tuition & fees are $9,088 and $10,747 for non-Massachusetts residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $505 for Massachusetts residents and $597 for out-of-state students.
2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$2,520$4,140
Fees$6,568$6,607
Cost per Credit$505$597
Books & Supplies$1,200
Room & Board$16,378 (On-Campus) / $10,588 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$1,784 (On-Campus) / $3,660 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$28,450$30,109
Off-Campus Total$24,536$26,195
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2019-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
In-State$8,555$8,857$8,857$9,088$9,088
Out-of-State$10,175$10,477$10,477$10,747$10,747

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

Salem State University offers Masters, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 56 major areas - 33 Master's (1 online programs), 17 Post-Bachelor'(1 online programs), 6 Post-Master'.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
Master'sDoctoratePost-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total527-1568
Men112-618
Women415-950
Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
what is Education program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2
Salary After Completing - - -
Educational Leadership and Administration NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $44,200 - -
Special Education and Teaching NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $54,300 - -
Reading Teacher Education NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
School Librarian/School Library Media SpecialistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor NOT OFFERED 4 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is English Language and Literature program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Rhetoric and CompositionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Holocaust and Related StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Sport and Fitness Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Human Services program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Policy AnalysisNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Social Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Geographic Information Science and Cartography NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Clinical Research CoordinatorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Business program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Financial Planning and ServicesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Hospitality Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is History program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public/Applied HistoryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Education program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Educational Leadership and Administration NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $44,200 - -
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration20 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Educational/Instructional Technology9ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Special Education and Teaching26 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $54,300 - -
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services27 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Elementary Education and Teaching34 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Secondary Education and Teaching NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Early Childhood Education and Teaching49 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Art Teacher Education NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
English/Language Arts Teacher Education5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Mathematics Teacher Education9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Reading Teacher Education4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Drama and Dance Teacher Education NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
History Teacher Education9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Spanish Language Teacher Education8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor11 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is English Language and Literature program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature21 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Mathematics and Statistics program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Psychology program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Counseling Psychology22 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Industrial and Organizational Psychology10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Applied Behavior Analysis14 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration15 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Human Services program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Social Work128 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $48,300 - -
what is Social Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Geography NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Geographic Information Science and Cartography14 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Occupational Therapy/Therapist27 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Nursing Administration NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Nursing Science18 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Business program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management14 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Accounting17 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Accounting and Finance NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is History program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Education program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 64
Salary After Completing - - -
Educational Leadership and Administration NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $44,200 - -
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Psychology program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Counseling Psychology NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Applied Behavior Analysis NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Nursing EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -

Graduate Student Population

Total 7,131 students enrolled in Salem State University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 1,576 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees.
By gender, it has 343 male and 1,233 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 644 full-time and 932 part-time students in graduate schools.
It offers online degree programs and 436 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 424 students are taking some online graduate courses.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total1,576644 932
Men Students343139 204
Women Students1,233505 728
By race/ethnicity 1,176 White, 64 Black, and 33 Asian students are attending at Salem State University. The detailed graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
Graduate Students Race Distribution
TotalMenWomen
Total1,576 3431,233
American Indian or Native American1 10
Asian10 2364
Black64 2440
Hispanic184 32152
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders1 10
White1,176 240936
Tow or More Races29 920
Race Unknown49 1435
3 students are younger than 22 and 312 students are older than 65. The school has 712 students aged between 22 and 30 and 431 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total1,576
21 & Under3
22-24222
25-29490
30-34266
35-39165
40 & Over312
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field.
At Salem State, 436 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 424 students are enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment1,461
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses436
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses424
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses601
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses436
Massachusetts Resident413
Other State In U.S.8
Outside of U.S.15
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