by our College Data Analytics TeamThis overview covers the essential stats on Salem State University Graduate School, including its rankings, graduate degree programs, diversity, and more. You can jump to any section of this page using the following list.
Each year, College Factual releases its Best Quality Schools ranking to identify graduate schools that offer a great educational experience and provide excellent student outcomes.Factors that go into these rankings include how much money students make after graduation, the number of FTE students per instructor, and how much debt students take on to attend the school.
Out of a field of 4,630 colleges and universities considered in the 2026 Best Master’s Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking, Salem State University landed the #554 spot.Salem State also ranked #35 for Best Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts.
### Best Graduate Schools RankingSalem State ranked #554 in College Factual’s 2026 Best Graduate Schools in the United States ranking, out of 4,630 schools. Salem State also ranked #35 for Best Graduate Schools in Massachusetts.
Around 1,363 graduate students chose to attend Salem State University during the most recent year for which we have data.Since diversity is such an important part of the grad school experience, College Factual looked deeper at the demographics of these students.Here is what we found.
Athough the male-female ratio may vary depending on the degree program, 75.6% of the total graduate students at Salem State are women and 24.4% are men.
About 22.2% of the graduate students who attend Salem State are from a racial-ethnic minority group*.Salem State is popular with people from outside the United States, too. International students make up 3.6% of the graduate student population.For more details on graduate school diversity at the school, check out the chart below. If you click on it, you’ll be taken to a page with more details.
Data on the average tuition and fees for full-time graduate students at the school is not available.
The typical graduate student at Salem State who borrowed carries a median debt of $27,186.
Master’s degree recipients from Salem State earn an average early-career salary of $68,151.
The graduate programs at Salem State lead to a range of early-career salaries. The table below lists the graduate fields of study at the school whose recent graduates report the highest early-career earnings.
| Graduate Field of Study | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|
| Nursing | $94,497 |
| Business Administration & Management | $87,964 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | $74,213 |
| Special Education | $71,472 |
| History | $69,278 |
| Rehabilitation Professions | $66,865 |
| Student Counseling | $66,161 |
| Social Work | $65,680 |
| Clinical & Counseling Psychology | $65,094 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | $62,440 |
Located in Salem, Massachusetts, Salem State University is a public institution.The suburban atmosphere of Salem makes it a great place for students who want the amenities of city life without actually living in the middle of a constant hustle and bustle. Get more details about the location of Salem State University.
Contact details for Salem State are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 352 Lafayette St, Salem, MA 01970 |
| Phone: | 978-542-6000 |
| Website: | www.salemstate.edu |
| Facebook: | www.facebook.com/salemstateuniversity |
| Twitter: | twitter.com/SalemState |
61.9% of the graduate students at Salem State University took at least one class online.For that same period, 34.1% of grad students took all of their classes online.
Listed here are the degree programs in which the school awarded master’s degrees.
| Masters Degree Program | Annual Graduates | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | 16 | — |
| Allied Health Professions | 2 | — |
| Business Administration & Management | 20 | — |
| Clinical & Counseling Psychology | 52 | $65,094 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 9 | — |
| Educational Administration | 7 | $61,144 |
| General English Literature | 11 | — |
| Geography & Cartography | 7 | — |
| History | 9 | $69,278 |
| Instructional Media Design | 13 | — |
| Mathematics | 1 | — |
| Nursing | 11 | $94,497 |
| Rehabilitation Professions | 26 | — |
| Social Work | 115 | $65,680 |
| Special Education | 10 | $71,472 |
| Student Counseling | 21 | $66,161 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 82 | $62,440 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 46 | $74,213 |
| Teaching English or French | 20 | — |
Only the programs in which a graduate certificate was awarded are shown here.
| Graduate Certificate Program | Annual Graduates | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | 1 | — |
| Business Administration & Management | 4 | — |
| Educational Administration | 4 | — |
| History | 2 | — |
| Holocaust Studies | 1 | — |
| Special Education | 1 | — |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 4 | — |
The programs below are those in which the school awarded a post-masters certificate.
| Post-Masters Certificate Program | Annual Graduates | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Educational Administration | 1 | — |
| General Education | 77 | — |
| Student Counseling | 1 | — |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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