Salisbury University
Salisbury, Maryland · Public
All 37 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical Maryland high-school graduate (about $37,571/yr). Another 34 could not be assessed.
What would this cost you?
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $6,743 |
| $30k to $48k | $9,915 |
| $48k to $75k | $12,909 |
| $75k to $110k | $16,669 |
| $110k and up | $22,759 |
| All families (average) | $17,743 |
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.
37 of 71 programs could be assessed 52% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Years to repay | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Work | Master's Degree | $67,218 | +$29,647 | clears the bar | $29,730 | 1.0 yrs | 196 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $56,048 | +$18,477 | clears the bar | $21,250 | 1.2 yrs | 156 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $50,319 | +$12,748 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 1.6 yrs | 148 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $59,892 | +$22,321 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 1.0 yrs | 145 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $55,807 | +$18,236 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 1.1 yrs | 135 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $59,110 | +$21,539 | clears the bar | $22,250 | 1.0 yrs | 103 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $86,233 | +$48,662 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 0.4 yrs | 99 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $62,407 | +$24,836 | clears the bar | $21,410 | 0.9 yrs | 88 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $66,519 | +$28,948 | clears the bar | $20,000 | 0.7 yrs | 78 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $70,597 | +$33,026 | clears the bar | $20,331 | 0.6 yrs | 71 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | $80,478 | +$42,907 | clears the bar | $22,000 | 0.5 yrs | 57 |
| Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $81,116 | +$43,545 | clears the bar | $23,000 | 0.5 yrs | 49 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $48,963 | +$11,392 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 1.8 yrs | 45 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $44,514 | +$6,943 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 3.1 yrs | 41 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | $49,706 | +$12,135 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 1.6 yrs | 38 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $89,535 | +$51,964 | clears the bar | $23,036 | 0.4 yrs | 37 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | $59,311 | +$21,740 | clears the bar | $22,275 | 1.0 yrs | 35 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $54,262 | +$16,691 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 1.2 yrs | 35 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $53,906 | +$16,335 | clears the bar | $21,497 | 1.3 yrs | 33 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $92,925 | +$55,354 | clears the bar | $20,250 | 0.4 yrs | 32 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Bachelor's Degree | $109,739 | +$72,168 | clears the bar | $30,208 | 0.4 yrs | 30 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $97,414 | +$59,843 | clears the bar | $24,313 | 0.4 yrs | 29 |
| Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution | Bachelor's Degree | $60,003 | +$22,432 | clears the bar | $20,000 | 0.9 yrs | 26 |
| English | Master's Degree | $58,759 | +$21,188 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 25 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $60,089 | +$22,518 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 1.0 yrs | 24 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $71,910 | +$34,339 | clears the bar | $23,250 | 0.7 yrs | 22 |
| Education | Master's Degree | $66,039 | +$28,468 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 20 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | $50,169 1-year earnings | +$12,598 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 2.1 yrs | 17 |
| Geography and Cartography | Bachelor's Degree | $58,548 | +$20,977 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 1.2 yrs | 16 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $49,411 | +$11,840 | clears the bar | $20,000 | 1.7 yrs | 13 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | Master's Degree | $66,037 | +$28,466 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 13 |
| Medical Laboratory Science | Bachelor's Degree | $74,731 | +$37,160 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 11 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $59,193 | +$21,622 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution | Master's Degree | $59,831 | +$22,260 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | $79,158 | +$41,587 | clears the bar | $20,325 | 0.5 yrs | 9 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $91,642 | +$54,071 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $54,187 | +$16,616 | clears the bar | $15,067 | 0.9 yrs | insufficient data |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 38 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 16 |
| Nursing | First Professional Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 14 |
| International/Globalization Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 12 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 11 |
| Security Science and Technology | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Geography and Cartography | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Educational Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Outdoor Education | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Educational Administration | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Biology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| History | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Data Science | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| International Business | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | 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 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Science Technologies/Technicians, Other | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Nursing | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Nursing | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Education | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Nursing | Doctoral Degree | 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 ($37,571/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.