Salem State is the perfect academic home for an advanced degree. You will find our faculty are engaging and engaged. Among us are national leaders in their respective disciplines, award-winning authors, opinion leaders, researchers, and dedicated teachers. You will have an opportunity to grow in your analytical skills and your ability to be a problem solver.
From before application to after graduation, we are thrilled to guide, support, and celebrate you!
Why attend Salem State?
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Recent Salem State graduate students on why SSU was the right fit for them.
Graduate Programs
- Accounting (MS)
- Athletic Training (MS)
- Behavior Analysis (MS)
- Business Administration (MBA)
- Counseling (MS)
- Criminal Justice (MS)
- English (MA)
- Geo-Information Science (MS)
- History (MA)
- Industrial/Organizational Psychology (MS)
- Mathematics (MS)
- Occupational Therapy – Direct Entry (MS)
- Social Work (MSW)
Education initial licensure programs include an in-person practicum in a MA school with remote supervision.
Education Advanced Studies programs are intended for individuals who already hold an initial license or are seeking further professional development in the field.
- Master of Science, Criminal Justice
- Master of Science in Geo-Information Science
- Master of Social Work (MSW)
- Master of Arts in Teaching, Spanish (P-6 or 5-12) Initial License
- Master of Arts in Teaching, Spanish (P-6 or 5-12) Advanced Studies
- Master of Education, Early Childhood Education Initial License
- Master of Education, Early Childhood Education Advanced Studies
- Master of Education, Elementary Education Initial License
- Master of Education, Elementary Education Advanced Studies
- Master of Education, Library Media Studies Initial License
- Master of Education, Reading Curriculum and Instruction
- Master of Education, Reading Specialist Teacher of Reading License
- Master of Education, Special Education (P-8 or 5-12) Initial License
- Master of Education, Special Education Advanced Studies
Advanced Graduate Degree
- Early Childhood Education (MEd)
- Elementary Education (MEd)
- English (MAT)
- English (MA/MAT)
- English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) (MAT)
- Higher Education in Student Affairs (MEd)
- History (MAT)
- Leadership in Physical Education and Movement Studies (MEd)
- Library Media Studies (MEd)
- Mathematics (MAT)
- Physical Education (MAT)
- Reading (MEd)
- School Counseling (MEd)
- Spanish (MAT)
- Special Education (MEd)
Education - Licensure Only Programs
- Accounting
- Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Digital Studies
- Educational Leadership
- Geo-Information Science
- Holocaust and Genocide Studies
- Post-Master's Certificate, Nursing Education
- Public History
- Sport Development and Management
- Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
- Teacher Leadership
- Writing and Rhetoric
Initial licensure only programs include an in-person practicum in a MA school with remote supervision.
These programs do not lead to a masters degree. Graduate certificate and licensure only programs are not eligible for financial aid.
- Graduate Certificate in Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Graduate Certificate in Digital Studies
- Graduate Certificate in Holocaust and Genocide Studies
- Graduate Certificate in Public History
- Graduate Certificate in Sport Development and Management
- Graduate Certificate in Teacher Leadership
- Writing and Rhetoric
- Early Childhood Education, Initial License Only
- Elementary Education, Initial License Only
- Library Media Studies, Initial License Only
- Specialist Teacher of Reading, Initial License Only
- Special Education (P-8 or 5-12), Initial License Only
Graduate Resources
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School of Graduate Studies
352 Lafayette Street
Salem, MA 01970
352 Lafayette St.
Salem, MA 01970