Nursing at Salem State University

If you plan to study nursing, take a look at what Salem State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Salem State is located in Salem, Massachusetts and approximately 7,242 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Nursing section at the bottom of this page.

Salem State Nursing Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
• Master’s Degree in Nursing

Salem State Nursing Rankings

The nursing major at Salem State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Nursing. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Nursing Student Demographics at Salem State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at Salem State University.

Salem State Nursing Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 12% of nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at Salem State are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Salem State University with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	25
Hispanic or Latino	27
White	89
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Salem State Nursing Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of nursing master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nursing each year. Salem State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from Salem State, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Salem State University with a master's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Nursing

If you plan to be a nursing major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Salem State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	146
Nursing Science	31

Related Majors

• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Allied Health Professions
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MA, the home state for Salem State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Registered Nurses	80,630	$92,140
Medical and Health Services Managers	15,380	$133,900
Nurse Practitioners	6,200	$122,740
Nursing Instructors and Professors	1,720	$87,970
Nurse Anesthetists	810	$191,320

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Fletcher6 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.