Salem State University

Salem, Massachusetts · Public

Of 36 assessed programs, 35 leave graduates out-earning a typical Massachusetts high-school graduate (about $41,044/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 67 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$10,516
$30k to $48k	$13,870
$48k to $75k	$13,821
$75k to $110k	$17,590
$110k and up	$23,223
All families (average)	$15,996

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

36 of 103 programs could be assessed 35% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Massachusetts high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$95,550	+$54,506	clears the bar	$27,000	0.5 yrs	155
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$54,717	+$13,673	clears the bar	$22,749	1.7 yrs	145
Social Work	Master's Degree	$69,819	+$28,775	clears the bar	$40,594	1.4 yrs	128
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$60,928	+$19,884	clears the bar	$15,041	0.8 yrs	83
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$59,774	+$18,730	clears the bar	$21,750	1.2 yrs	81
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$56,509	+$15,465	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	78
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$67,551	+$26,507	clears the bar	$26,500	1.0 yrs	62
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$67,789	+$26,745	clears the bar	$24,250	0.9 yrs	54
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$60,026	+$18,982	clears the bar	$24,991	1.3 yrs	48
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	$69,495	+$28,451	clears the bar	$32,512	1.1 yrs	46
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$72,560	+$31,516	clears the bar	$16,500	0.5 yrs	43
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$92,380	+$51,336	clears the bar	$26,250	0.5 yrs	39
Healthcare Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$55,323	+$14,279	clears the bar	$25,000	1.8 yrs	38
English	Bachelor's Degree	$43,621	+$2,577	clears the bar	$26,250	10.2 yrs	32
History	Bachelor's Degree	$49,572	+$8,528	clears the bar	$25,450	3.0 yrs	32
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$57,817	+$16,773	clears the bar	$40,844	2.4 yrs	27
Geography and Cartography	Bachelor's Degree	$58,593	+$17,549	clears the bar	$21,500	1.2 yrs	27
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Master's Degree	$69,564	+$28,520	clears the bar	$53,255	1.9 yrs	27
Special Education	Master's Degree	$63,889	+$22,845	clears the bar	$19,649	0.9 yrs	26
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$50,260	+$9,216	clears the bar	$24,847	2.7 yrs	22
English	Master's Degree	$69,754	+$28,710	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$51,362	+$10,318	clears the bar	$25,000	2.4 yrs	21
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$62,341	+$21,297	clears the bar	$20,658	1.0 yrs	20
Nursing	Master's Degree	$122,042	+$80,998	clears the bar	$26,375	0.3 yrs	18
Criminal Justice	Master's Degree	$107,339	+$66,295	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$80,033	+$38,989	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Education	Bachelor's Degree	$45,568	+$4,524	clears the bar	$25,500	5.6 yrs	13
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$61,259	+$20,215	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	$59,424	+$18,380	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$58,499	+$17,455	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$51,573	+$10,529	clears the bar	$25,250	2.4 yrs	12
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Master's Degree	$53,757 1-year earnings	+$12,713	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$50,397	+$9,353	clears the bar	$27,000	2.9 yrs	11
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	$81,266	+$40,222	clears the bar	$25,750	0.6 yrs	4
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$55,808	+$14,764	clears the bar	$26,496	1.8 yrs	1
Visual and Performing Arts, General	Bachelor's Degree	$32,484	-$8,560	falls short	$25,874	insufficient data	insufficient data
Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	66
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	47
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	44
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	40
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Human Resources	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Accounting	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
International Business	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Geography and Cartography	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Hospitality Management	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Design	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Music	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Counseling Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Fire Protection	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Management Information Systems	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Management Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Dance	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
History	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
School Counseling	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Business Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Special Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Teacher Education (by subject)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Interdisciplinary Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Biotechnology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Holocaust and Related Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Counseling Psychology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Public Policy Analysis	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Geography and Cartography	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Healthcare Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Medical Laboratory Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Finance	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Hospitality Management	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
History	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Educational Administration	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Teacher Education (by subject)	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Holocaust and Related Studies	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Philosophy and Religious Studies, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Counseling Psychology	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Business Administration	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Accounting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Finance	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($41,044/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.