Salisbury University Rankings by Salary Score™

After touring several schools, while preparing for a transfer from my current university in New York, I fell in love with the Salisbury University (Salisbury) Campus. Salisbury's campus was covered in green and the classroom sizes were small to medium, which was the opposite of the stadium seating I grew to dislike. When I finally started at Salisbury I was introduced to my on-campus adviser for my major, which I thought was international business (IB) and biology, but was informed that they recently discontinued... Read More IB as a major and only offered a degree in business administration with a concentration in IB. After that brief surprise I pressed on with my education. In the following three semesters I was unfortunately given the wrong advice on which courses to take by my adviser. See, at Salisbury, the advisers are just professors who are already giving their all in the classroom and are then asked to not only be an adviser to students in their programs, but also others. This caused may issues with students and since I paid for university via loans, I didn't have the luxury of additional time in school. Needless to say, the experience was frustrating. After trying to explain that I wasn't taking the correct course, following my adviser forcing me to take the courses I expressed had to be wrong (he later apologized, and the matter went the dean of students/the university president), my timeline for when I needed to graduate was coming to a close end. Since I again couldn't stay in university for the added 1.5 years, I decided to change my major to communications and history to ensure I graduated on time. This was an easy choice since many of my electives were in both subjects and I very much enjoyed all of the classes. The foundation of the courses was very strong, but I don't think there was much innovation in their approach to education within certain thematic areas of communication. In the end the experience was really one of a "teach yourself" environment to ensure you learned beyond what was being offered. My advice to students interested in attending Salisbury is for them to fully understand the role the staff provides and should there be any concern in class schedule to take it up with an administrator as soon as possible - to be informed will never be an issue.

Salisbury University is a great college to go to for many reasons. The professors are passionate and qualified experts. The University has many fresh and healthy eateries to enjoy a meal any time of the day. There are many clubs and committees that work their butt off to make sure everyone on campus feels welcomed. I am a transfer and commuter student from Florida, and I was welcomed by students and professors with open arms. It's also a green campus with water bottle fill stations in every building and solar... Read More panels in the parking lots. The curriculum is challenging but prepares you for real-world opportunities. The only problems I have with this university is that the Social work program is very general. There are no specific concentrations like mental health or gerontology. Also, there are no nutrition programs; which is something that I am personally interested in. For the question, "How much did your degree influence your earning potential?" I gave only three stars. I gave only three stars because social workers do not make a lot of money no matter where I go with my degree. I would have to get a Masters and/or Ph.D.