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Salem State University Master’s in Nursing

46 Master's Degrees Awarded
$89,841 Average Salary

Nursing is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Salem State University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in nursing, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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How Much Does a Master’s in Nursing from Salem State Cost?

$8,857 Average Tuition and Fees

Salem State Graduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time graduates at Salem State paid an average of $582 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $492 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $2,520 $4,140
Fees $6,337 $6,337

How Much Can You Make With a Master’s in Nursing From Salem State?

$89,841 Average Salary
Below Average Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of nursing students who receive their master’s degree from Salem State is $89,841 per year. That is 8% lower than the national average of $97,473.

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Does Salem State Offer an Online Master’s in Nursing?

Salem State does not offer an online option for its nursing master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Salem State Online Learning page.

Salem State Master’s Student Diversity for Nursing

46 Master's Degrees Awarded
82.6% Women
21.7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 46 students received their master’s degree in nursing. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 82.6% of the students who received their Master’s in nursing in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 86.9%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in nursing at Salem State in 2019-2020, 21.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 33%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 2
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 34
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Master’s in Nursing Focus Areas at Salem State

Nursing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Nursing Administration 23
Nursing Science 23

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to nursing.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 28

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References

*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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