Salem State University

Median total debt: $19,500

Students with federal loans: 56.8%

Students with Pell grants: 35.3%

1. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.(162 graduates)
2. Psychology, General.(142 graduates)
3. Criminal Justice and Corrections.(110 graduates)
4. Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.(83 graduates)
5. Business Administration, Management and Operations.(83 graduates)
6. Accounting and Related Services.(79 graduates)
7. Biology, General.(73 graduates)
8. Social Work.(63 graduates)
9. Health and Physical Education/Fitness.(55 graduates)
10. Marketing.(54 graduates)
11. Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.(41 graduates)
12. English Language and Literature, General.(39 graduates)
13. History.(39 graduates)
14. Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication.(38 graduates)
15. Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.(36 graduates)
16. Finance and Financial Management Services.(36 graduates)
17. Health and Medical Administrative Services.(35 graduates)
18. Computer Science.(30 graduates)
19. Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies.(22 graduates)
20. Communication and Media Studies.(21 graduates)
21. Hospitality Administration/Management.(21 graduates)
22. Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(19 graduates)
23. Design and Applied Arts.(18 graduates)
24. Human Resources Management and Services.(18 graduates)
25. Fire Protection.(17 graduates)
26. Geography and Cartography.(17 graduates)
27. Sociology.(17 graduates)
28. Management Information Systems and Services.(17 graduates)
29. Education, General.(16 graduates)
30. Political Science and Government.(16 graduates)
31. Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology.(15 graduates)
32. Journalism.(14 graduates)
33. International Business.(14 graduates)
34. Chemistry.(13 graduates)
35. Economics.(13 graduates)
36. Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods.(13 graduates)
37. Dance.(11 graduates)
38. Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations.(11 graduates)
39. Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.(10 graduates)
40. Philosophy.(9 graduates)
41. Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology.(9 graduates)
42. Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.(9 graduates)
43. Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology.(8 graduates)
44. Mathematics.(8 graduates)
45. Fine and Studio Arts.(8 graduates)
46. Music.(8 graduates)
47. Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.(7 graduates)
48. Biotechnology.(5 graduates)
49. Film/Video and Photographic Arts.(4 graduates)
50. Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies.(3 graduates)
51. Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences.(3 graduates)
52. Agricultural Production Operations.(1 graduates)
53. Radio, Television, and Digital Communication.
54. Computer and Information Sciences, General.
55. Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language.
56. Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services.
57. Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences.
58. Philosophy and Religious Studies, General.
59. Security Science and Technology.
60. Visual and Performing Arts, General.
61. Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions.