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Salem University

Salem, WV · Private (for-profit) · 892 students · mostly bachelor degrees

40th-cheapest of 61 West Virginia colleges by net price.

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Net price / year
$12,303
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$18,650
Graduation rate
20%
Admission rate
—
Median graduate earnings
$34,642
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$24,694
Pell grant recipients
75%
3-yr loan default rate
0%

Fields of study

27 programs
Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree6 grads/yr$74,772Educational Leadership and Administration, General · Post-baccalaureate Certificate$67,781Educational Leadership and Administration, General · Graduate/Professional Certificate24 grads/yr$66,072Business Administration and Management, General · Master's Degree58 grads/yr$64,997Curriculum and Instruction · Master's Degree9 grads/yr$60,185Business Administration and Management, General · Bachelor's Degree50 grads/yr$55,583Criminal Justice and Corrections, General · Bachelor's Degree10 grads/yr$53,027

Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.

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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.