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Best Software Engineering Schools Near Salisbury, MD (2026)
Updated September 5, 2026BLS dataCollege ScorecardOn this page
Salisbury, Maryland has 2 accredited schools offering software engineering programs. Salisbury has a population of about 33,080. Median household income is $56,402 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 28.3% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the Salisbury, MD metro area, the top-earning software engineering-related role is Computer and Information Systems Managers at a median $147,250 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Closest Software Engineering Schools to Salisbury
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer software engineering programs near Salisbury, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Salisbury city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.
Salisbury is part of the Salisbury, MD metro area (BLS area code 41540). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Maryland statewide.
Occupation
Median Wage
Source
COL-Adjusted (US=100)
Software Developers
$116,380
Salisbury, MD
$121,736
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
$111,100
MD statewide
$116,213
Computer Programmers
$125,570
MD statewide
$131,349
Web Developers
$112,690
MD statewide
$117,877
Computer and Information Systems Managers
$147,250
Salisbury, MD
$154,027
Computer Occupations, All Other
$76,750
Salisbury, MD
$80,282
Computer Network Architects
$108,950
Salisbury, MD
$113,964
Computer Systems Analysts
$100,100
Salisbury, MD
$104,707
Source: BLS, May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes wage data at the metro (MSA) and state level – not by individual city.
Salisbury at a Glance
Metric
Value
Source
Population
33,080
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003)
Median household income
$56,402
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013)
Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+
28.3%
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003)
Regional Price Parity (US=100)
95.6 (below U.S. average)
BEA RPP 2024
Other Salisbury-Area Cities With Software Engineering Programs
How many accredited software engineering schools are near Salisbury, MD?
Our directory has 2 accredited schools offering software engineering programs near Salisbury. The closest is University of the District of Columbia in Washington, DC (88.9 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is George Mason University (98.0 miles). 2 of the highlighted schools are flagged as offering distance education.
What are the highest-paying software engineering roles near Salisbury?
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying software engineering-related roles near Salisbury are: Computer and Information Systems Managers ($147,250), Computer Programmers ($125,570), Software Developers ($116,380). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Maryland statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Should I look at programs in Lewes instead of Salisbury?
Lewes, DE is 36.7 miles from Salisbury and has its own set of local software engineering programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.
Is Salisbury an affordable place to study software engineering?
Salisbury’s median household income of $56,402 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Salisbury while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and Maryland public universities often offer reduced in-state online tuition.
How do I verify a program is accredited?
Confirm institutional accreditation via the U.S. Department of Education database (U.S. Dept. of Education database), and check for any program-specific accreditation listed by the school.
Data verified: September 5, 2026.
Salary, employment, and tuition figures on this page are sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS May 2025; Employment Projections 2024–2034) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2023 cohort). The source agency and data year are cited inline with every statistic.