Massachusetts offers a wide range of Colleges choices for international students thinking of studying there. International students may not know what each state is like and how many Colleges may be located there. Therefore, in order to make your Massachusetts research easier, we’ve sorted some key city data below.
On this page below the city data, you’ll also find a list of the Universities and Colleges in Salem. Clicking on the Colleges's name will take you to a profile containing contact information, program facts, tuition and fees, affiliation and accreditation, admission requirements, information on student enrollment, and much more. Being able to see all the college options in a city can help you decide whether college or university study in Salem is right for you.
SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS QUICK STATSCounty: Essex
Elevation: 9 feet
Land Area: 8.10 square miles
Population Density: 5091 people per square mile
Population: 41,256
Population change since 2000: 2.10%
Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (82.4%), Hispanic (11.2%), Other race (6.7%), Black (3.2%), Two or more races (2.5%), American Indian (0.6%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries (City): Irish (23.9%), Italian (12.5%), French (11.1%), English (10.5%), French Canadian (8.2%), Polish (7.1%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lynn, MA (4.2 miles , pop. 89,050)
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (16.6 miles , pop. 589,141)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (192.2 miles , pop. 1,332,650)
Nearest cities: Marblehead, MA (1.5 miles ), Swampscott, MA (1.7 miles ), Beverly, MA (1.8 miles ), Peabody, MA (1.9 miles ), Lynn, MA (2.0 miles ), Danvers, MA (2.1 miles )
Salem Compared to State Average: Median house value above state average. Black race population percentage significantly below state average. Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average. Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS EDUCATION FACTSHigh school or higher: 85.20%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 31.10%
Graduate or professional degree: 10.20%
Colleges/Universities in Salem:
SALEM STATE COLLEGE Full-time enrollment: 5,917, Location: 352 LAFAYETTE ST, Public, Website: www.salemstate.edu, Offers Master's degree)
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Salem:
NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 5 miles, DANVERS, MA, Full-time enrollment: 3,663 TUFTS UNIVERSITY about 13 miles, MEDFORD, MA, FT enrollment: 8,627 BUNKER HILL COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 13 miles, BOSTON, MA, FT enrollment: 3,638 SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY about 14 miles, BOSTON, MA, FT enrollment: 5,291 EMERSON COLLEGE about 15 miles, Boston, MA, FT enrollment: 3,697 MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY about 15 miles, CAMBRIDGE, MA, FT enrollment: 9,895 HARVARD UNIVERSITY about 16 miles, CAMBRIDGE, MA, FT enrollment: 20,531
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