by our College Data Analytics TeamThe goal of College Factual's yearly Best Quality Schools rankings is to help students find graduate schools that provide excellent learning environments that are a great fit for them. Factors that go into these rankings include how much money students make after graduation, the number of FTE students per instructor, and how much debt students take on to attend the school.
Out of a field of 1149 colleges and universities considered in the 2024 Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking, Salem University landed the #1117 spot.
For the Best Master's Degree Schools in West Virginia, Salem came in at #12.
Athough the male-female ratio may vary depending on the degree program, 56.3% of the total graduate students at Salem are women and 43.7% are men.
Of all the graduate students at Salem, around 20.6% belong to a racial-ethnic minority group. The school attracts students from outside the U.S., too. Around 5.0% of graduate students hail from another country. The chart below shows the breakdown of graduate student demographics at the school. You can click on it for a more detailed view.
The average tuition and fees for graduate students is shown below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $13,464 | $13,464 |
| Fees | $400 | $400 |
Master's degree recipients from Salem earn an average salary of $48,472 during the early years of their career. When comparing to other master's degree holders, that's on the low side. It's about 17% lower than the national average of $58,425.
Get more details about the location of Salem University.
Contact details for Salem are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 223 W Main St, Salem, WV 26426 |
| Phone: | 304-326-1109 |
| Website: | https://www.salemu.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/pages/Salem-International-University/34432636986?ref=hl |
Around 100.0% of Salem graduate students took at least one course online during the 2020-2021 academic year. Roughly 93.3% of all grad students took courses exclusively online.
The only degree programs listed here are those in which master’s degrees were awarded in 2020-2021.
| Master’s Degree Program | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 53 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 7 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 13 |
| Educational Administration | 21 |
| Nursing | 3 |
Footnotes
*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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