Salem State University
Salem, Massachusetts · Public
Graduate earnings
22of 23 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Massachusetts high-school graduate (about $41,044 a year). 1 falls short.
23 of 59 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 36: 33 with no earnings published and 3 with nothing reported. The 44 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$15,996 a year By family income
What it would cost
Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, as reported for students who received federal aid.
Average for all families
$15,996 a year
About $63,984 over 4 years, if price and aid stay the same.
This multiplies the reported yearly net price by the years you choose. It is not a quote or a prediction: it leaves out interest, price rises and the chance of taking longer to finish.
Net price for every income band
| 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 |
College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Bands with no figure were not reported by the school.
Program earnings
Median earnings of each program’s graduates against a typical Massachusetts high-school graduate ($41,044 a year).
36 of 103 programs could be assessed 35% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $95,550 | +$54,506 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.5 yrs | 163 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $54,717 | +$13,673 | clears the bar | $22,749 | 1.7 yrs | 138 |
| Social Work | Master's Degree | $69,819 | +$28,775 | above HS line | $40,594 | 1.4 yrs | 121 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $56,509 | +$15,465 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 74 |
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | $59,774 | +$18,730 | clears the bar | $21,750 | 1.2 yrs | 74 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | $60,928 | +$19,884 | above HS line | $15,041 | 0.8 yrs | 72 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $67,551 | +$26,507 | clears the bar | $26,500 | 1.0 yrs | 67 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | $72,560 | +$31,516 | above HS line | $16,500 | 0.5 yrs | 57 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $67,789 | +$26,745 | clears the bar | $24,250 | 0.9 yrs | 50 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Master's Degree | $69,495 | +$28,451 | above HS line | $32,512 | 1.1 yrs | 48 |
| Healthcare Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $55,323 | +$14,279 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 1.8 yrs | 38 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $60,026 | +$18,982 | clears the bar | $24,991 | 1.3 yrs | 31 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $92,380 | +$51,336 | clears the bar | $26,250 | 0.5 yrs | 29 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $43,621 | +$2,577 | clears the bar | $26,250 | 10.2 yrs | 29 |
| Education | Bachelor's Degree | $45,568 | +$4,524 | clears the bar | $25,500 | 5.6 yrs | 25 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $49,572 | +$8,528 | clears the bar | $25,450 | 3.0 yrs | 24 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Master's Degree | $57,817 | +$16,773 | above HS line | $40,844 | 2.4 yrs | 22 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | $63,889 | +$22,845 | above HS line | $19,649 | 0.9 yrs | 20 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | $62,341 | +$21,297 | above HS line | $20,658 | 1.0 yrs | 19 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Master's Degree | $69,564 | +$28,520 | above HS line | $53,255 | 1.9 yrs | 19 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $80,033 | +$38,989 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 19 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $50,260 | +$9,216 | clears the bar | $24,847 | 2.7 yrs | 18 |
| Nursing | Master's Degree | $122,042 | +$80,998 | above HS line | $26,375 | 0.3 yrs | 18 |
| Geography and Cartography | Bachelor's Degree | $58,593 | +$17,549 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 1.2 yrs | 17 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $51,362 | +$10,318 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 2.4 yrs | 16 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Master's Degree | $53,7571-year earnings | +$12,713 | above HS line (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Bachelor's Degree | $59,424 | +$18,380 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $58,499 | +$17,455 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $61,259 | +$20,215 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $51,573 | +$10,529 | clears the bar | $25,250 | 2.4 yrs | 8 |
| Criminal Justice | Master's Degree | $107,339 | +$66,295 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | $81,266 | +$40,222 | clears the bar | $25,750 | 0.6 yrs | 6 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $50,397 | +$9,353 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 2.9 yrs | 6 |
| English | Master's Degree | $69,754 | +$28,710 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | $55,808 | +$14,764 | clears the bar | $26,496 | 1.8 yrs | 3 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | Bachelor's Degree | $32,484 | -$8,560 | falls short | $25,874 | no earnings gain | not published |
| Education | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 59 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 56 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 35 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 31 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 21 |
| Accounting | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 20 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 18 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Fire Protection | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Hospitality Management | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Management Information Systems | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Design | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Management Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Human Resources | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Geography and Cartography | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| International Business | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| History | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Business Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Mathematics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Dance | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Film and Photography | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Educational Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Holocaust and Related Studies | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Geography and Cartography | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Special Education | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Biotechnology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Public Policy Analysis | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Healthcare Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Medical Laboratory Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Finance | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Hospitality Management | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| History | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Educational Administration | First Professional Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Holocaust and Related Studies | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies, General | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Business Administration | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Accounting | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Finance | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
Sources and definitions
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid. Debt is federal loans only.
- The high-school line is ED’s state benchmark, $41,044 a year.
- Earnings not published: ED reports the program but no earnings figure, usually because too few graduates were measured. Nothing reported: ED lists the program with no figures at all. Neither is a judgement of the program.
- Debt as years of gain is median federal debt divided by how much more graduates earn per year than a typical high-school graduate. It is not a repayment time.
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