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Statement · Salem, MA

Salem State University

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  1. Families earning under $30k paid $10,516 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $28,291.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $56,662 ten years after entering, the 67th percentile among public 4-years.

  3. 50% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Enrollment, 2023
7,806

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $28,291 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $10,516 and $23,223 a year depending on income at Salem State University.

Statement of cost · Salem State University

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$28,291
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
$10,516
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$15,996
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
$12,338

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

under $30k: $10,516; $30–48k: $13,870; $48–75k: $13,821; $75–110k: $17,590; over $110k: $23,223. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years, from $8,778 to $16,425; dotted line at the median, $12,780.
  • Shaded: the middle half of public 4-years (all incomes), $8,778 to $16,425. Dotted line: the median, $12,780.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k$10,516
$30k–$48k$13,870
$48k–$75k$13,821
$75k–$110k$17,590
Over $110k$23,223

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $56,662; the median graduate who borrowed owes $25,000.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$48,209
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$54,540
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
67th percentile among public 4-years
$56,662
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
91st percentile among public 4-years
$25,000
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$19,500

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of public 4-years at 10 years: $42,655 to $60,720.

6 yrs after entry: $48,209; 8 yrs after entry: $54,540; 10 yrs after entry: $56,662. Median graduate debt: $25,000. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years at 10 years, from $42,655 to $60,720; dotted line at the median, $50,178.
  • Shaded: middle half of public 4-years, 10 years out ($42,655 to $60,720); dotted line is the median.
  • Dashed: median graduate debt, $25,000.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Earnings after entry and graduate debt
MeasureDollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry$48,209
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$54,540
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$56,662
Median graduate debt$25,000

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at Salem State University
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree163$89,918$28,500
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree138$52,718$26,435
Social WorkMaster's Degree121$65,680not reported
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree74not reportednot reported
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree74$59,192$26,220
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's Degree72$62,440not reported
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree67$73,807$27,000
Education, GeneralGraduate/Professional Certificate59not reportednot reported
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasMaster's Degree57$74,213not reported
MarketingBachelor's Degree56not reportednot reported
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree50$65,310$27,000
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's Degree48$65,094not reported
Show all 26 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's Degree38not reported$26,500
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree35not reportednot reported
Social WorkBachelor's Degree31$53,211$27,000
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsBachelor's Degree31not reportednot reported
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree29not reported$27,000
English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree29$44,760$27,000
Education, GeneralBachelor's Degree25$46,529$27,000
HistoryBachelor's Degree24$54,844$27,000
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's Degree18$94,497not reported
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsMaster's Degree7not reportednot reported
ChemistryBachelor's Degree6not reported$27,000
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree19not reportednot reported
English Language and Literature, GeneralMaster's Degree5not reportednot reported
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsMaster's Degree19not reportednot reported

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

Salem State University: 4,291 undergraduates; 35% of students receive Pell grants; 96% of applicants are admitted.

Admission rate

96%

86th percentile among public 4-years

Undergraduates

4,291

46th percentile among public 4-years

Pell share

35%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

61st percentile among public 4-years

Completion

50%

finish within 150% of normal time

58th percentile among public 4-years

First-generation

40%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$43,677

67th percentile among public 4-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

  • Under $30k27%
  • $30k–$48k15%
  • $48k–$75k16%
  • $75k–$110k18%
  • Over $110k26%
Show as a table
Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30k27%
$30k–$48k15%
$48k–$75k16%
$75k–$110k18%
Over $110k26%

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Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported
Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles
A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings
Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
  • U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
  • Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
  • Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.