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Salisbury University Career Outcomes & Earnings

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How much do Salisbury University graduates earn?

The reported median is $61,985 four years after completion. The peer comparison uses $57,301 as its benchmark; the difference is $4,684 per year.

Salisbury University graduates earn a median of $61,985 four years after completing a degree, which is at the 57th percentile nationally. The return ranks at the 45th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

That is $4,684 above the $57,301 median for comparable institutions (same type and size). Graduates earn about $7,387 less than expects for similar students.

That places the gap at the 27th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $7,260.

The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $14,647. Within the measured factors, the STEM component adds $521.

The earnings scenarios point to a wide spread: the downside scenario is $50,919 and the upside scenario reaches $86,089. These are scenarios estimated from the program mix, not observed groups of graduates.

At the upper end, Allied Health Professions graduates earn a median of $109,739 four years after completion, from 30 degrees awarded. Computer and Information Sciences follows at $97,414, with 29 degrees awarded.

The largest programs sit lower: Communication and Media Studies, at 156 degrees a year, posts a median of $56,048.

An estimated 29.9% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure estimated from the program mix rather than observed enrollment. Because four-year earnings cover completers who are working and not enrolled, those continuing their education are outside that earnings snapshot.

Median earnings · four years after completion
$61,985
Rank for difference from expectations
27th percentile
Four-year median earnings against two benchmarks
Salisbury University reported median
$61,985
Peer schools comparable schools · $4,684 below Salisbury University
$57,301
Model expectation what similar students would be expected to earn · $7,387 above Salisbury University
$69,372

School and program earnings use pooled 2017–18 and 2018–19 completion cohorts, measured in 2022 and 2023 and expressed in 2024 dollars. How the model works.

How many Salisbury University first-year students return?

First-time, full-time bachelor’s cohorts · CDS 2025-26
Returned the following fall
79.0%

Source: Salisbury University Common Data Set 2025-26, B22 retention.

How could earnings differ from the median?

The planning scenarios range from $50,919 to $86,089, around the reported median of $61,985. Compare the lower scenario with Salisbury University borrowing and monthly payments to see how a smaller income could change your plan.

Modeled from the school’s program mix; not salary percentiles or a forecast for one graduate.

Earnings four years after completion
Planning rangeReported median
Lower estimate
$50,919
Median · reported
$61,985
Higher estimate
$86,089

Downside shows a lower-earning scenario based on the college’s mix of programs; upside shows a higher-earning scenario. Typical is the school’s reported median four years after completion. These are planning scenarios, not a forecast of your salary or percentiles of individual graduates.

Why the downside matters explores the risk hidden by medians, using older ten-year entrant data. Read about the move to four-year earnings.

Do Salisbury University graduates earn more than expected?

Azimuth models what we would expect graduates to earn based on who the college enrolls, how selective it is and its local economy. The difference between that expectation and reported earnings is what Azimuth calls value added.

Salisbury University graduates’ reported earnings are $7,387 below that expectation, the 27th percentile for this measure. Unlike a peer comparison, it adjusts for who enrolls.

The breakdown separates the contribution attributed to observed factors from the remaining difference. Neither component establishes how much attending Salisbury University caused a student to earn. Read how expected earnings are estimated.

What explains value-added earnings?
Program & institutional factors The part attributed to observed institutional characteristics.
+$7,260
Unexplained remainder What remains after the model’s observed factors.
-$14,647
Total modeled value added The modeled difference from expected earnings.
-$7,387

These are statistical model components, not proven causal effects; the remainder is not a direct measure of teaching quality.

Which fields at Salisbury University report the highest earnings?

The highest-earning programs at Salisbury University are concentrated in health and technical fields, while the largest programs by degrees awarded sit in the social sciences and education. Allied Health Professions leads with median earnings of $109,739 four years after completion, from 30 degrees awarded.

Computer and Information Sciences follows at $97,414 with 29 degrees awarded. Nursing, a larger program at 99 degrees awarded, reports $86,233.

By contrast, the largest program is Communication and Media Studies with 156 degrees awarded and median earnings of $56,048. Psychology is close behind in size at 148 degrees awarded and $50,319.

The earnings spread between the most popular fields and the highest-paying ones is wide, and 13.2% of degrees are in STEM.

The largest programs at Salisbury University are spread across the social sciences, education, and health, with Business accounting for 14.6% of bachelor's degrees awarded, followed by Health Professions at 10.5% and Education at 10.0%. Communication and Media Studies is the single largest program, awarding 156 degrees a year.

Its completers earn a median of $56,048 four years after completion, which is 0.99x the national median for the field. The highest earnings sit in a handful of health and technical fields.

Allied Health Professions graduates earn a median of $109,739 four years after completion, from 30 degrees a year. Computer and Information Sciences follows at a median of $97,414 four years after completion, with 29 degrees awarded.

Highest reported four-year program earnings
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
$109,739
Computer and Information Sciences, General
$97,414
Business/Managerial Economics
$91,642
Accounting and Related Services
$89,535
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
$86,233
Information Science/Studies
$81,116
Finance and Financial Management Services
$80,478
Physics
$79,158

Explore Salisbury University program cohorts and field ranks for more context.

Further analysis

Earnings scenarios estimated from the program mix show a downside of $50,919, a typical outcome of $61,985, and an upside of $86,089. The spread shows variation by field: Allied Health Professions reaches $109,739 at the high end, while Psychology, the lowest-earning large program, stands at $50,319.

Salisbury University graduates who received federal aid and are working and not enrolled earn a median of $61,985 four years after finishing a degree. That median is drawn from a cohort of 2,119 completers and sits at the 57th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

Earnings scenarios estimated from the program mix show a typical outcome of $61,985, a downside scenario of $50,919, and an upside scenario of $86,089. Based on the program mix, an estimated 29.9% of graduates go on to some form of graduate study.

That estimate suggests most graduates enter the workforce directly rather than pursuing any further degrees immediately.

Data & methodology

Sources and reporting periods: methodology.

Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.

Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.

Figure notes link to sources and limitations. About College Azimuth.