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General Education at Salem State University

If you plan to study general education, 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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students received a bachelor's degree in education from Salem State.

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

Salem State General Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Education

Salem State General Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the education progam at Salem State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The education major at Salem State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Education. 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools 5
Best Value General Education Graduate Certificate Schools 28
Best General Education Graduate Certificate Schools 58
Most Popular General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 58
Most Popular General Education Schools 93
Best Value General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 136
147
Best Value General Education Schools 220
380

Earnings of Salem State Education Graduates

The median salary of education students who receive their bachelor's degree at Salem State is $32,059. This is less than $33,820, which is the national average of all education majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Education Student Demographics at Salem State

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

Salem State General Education Bachelor’s Program

80% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 20% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

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About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at Salem State are white. This is above average 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 education.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 15
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Salem State also has a doctoral program available in education. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within General Education

The following education concentations are available at Salem State University. 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
General Education 78

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education 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
Education Professors 1,890 $76,230

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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