Graduate Programs at Merrimack College

Graduate School Overview

Merrimack College (referred to as Merrimack) is a Private, 4 years school located in North Andover, MA. It is classified as a Master's College and University (medium programs) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Master's degree.

The school is accredited by New England Commission of Higher Education (12/1/1953 - Current).

Merrimack Directory Information
School Name	Merrimack College (Merrimack)
Address	315 Turnpike St, North Andover, MA 1845
Phone	978-837-5000
Web	https://www.merrimack.edu
Online Application	https://www.merrimack.edu/admission
Financial Info	https://www.merrimack.edu/aid

The 2022 graduate school tuition & fees at Merrimack College is $32,444 in average. The school has 1,332 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 5,452 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 117 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Post-Master Certificate. Among them, 5 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2022 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$32,444
Student Population	1,332
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Post-Master Certificate
Number of Programs	117 graduate programs (5 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	15 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Merrimack College is $32,444 in average for the academic year 2021-2022. The tuition per credit hour is $984.

Merrimack College offers the alternative tuition plans.

Merrimack College offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.

On its campus, remedial services, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	5 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Air Force) Study abroad Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Remedial services Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers

2022 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2021-2022, the graduate school tuition & fees of Merrimack College is $32,444. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 3.67% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2021-2022 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2021-2022 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Tuition	Fees
2017-2018	$27,680	$760
2018-2019	$28,320	$780
2019-2020	$29,280	$880
2020-2021	$30,464	$832
2021-2022	$31,488	$956

The graduate school tuition & fees of Merrimack is average compared to private graduate schools in Massachusetts. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,225 and the Massachusetts graduate tuition is $19,554 (public) / $29,617 (private).

The next table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Merrimack College	$32,444
All Graduate Schools	$15,964	$19,225
Public	$11,349	$20,502
Private	$19,232
Massachusetts Graduate Schools	$24,568	$27,569
Public	$13,975	$19,554
Private	$29,617

For academic year 2021-2022, the living costs are $16,858 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Merrimack College. On-campus living costs are decreased by -5.59% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $16,858. Off-campus living costs are decreased by -5.59% compared to previous academic year.

2021-2022 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2017-2018	$15,225	$1,450	$15,225	$1,450
2018-2019	$15,845	$1,450	$15,845	$1,450
2019-2020	$16,320	$1,450	$16,320	$1,450
2020-2021	$16,407	$1,450	$16,407	$1,450
2021-2022	$15,408	$1,450	$15,408	$1,450

For academic year 2021-2022, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $984 at Merrimack College. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 3.36% compared to previous academic year.

2021-2022 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2017-2018	$865
2018-2019	$885
2019-2020	$915
2020-2021	$952
2021-2022	$984

Graduate Programs at Merrimack

Merrimack College offers 43 graduate programs for Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 668 students have completed their study at Merrimack College.

Offered Degrees at Merrimack College
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	40	3	663
Post Bachelor's Degree	2	1	5
Post Master's Degree	1	1	0
Total	43	5	668

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Merrimack College by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Information Science/Studies program with 4 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other) program with 81 completers.

Post-graduate Certificate
Master's

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Merrimack College
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Information Science/Studies	✔	4	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	2	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	1	-
Education (other)	✔	0	-
Education (other)	✔	0	-

Popular Master's Programs at Merrimack College
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)	✕	81	-
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)	✕	71	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Elementary Special Education Programs	✕	69	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Elementary Special Education Programs	✕	62	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	55	-

Merrimack College offers 43 programs through Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 668 students have completed their graduate studies.

663 students have earned/completed Master's program.
5 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	39 completers	-
Information Science/Studies	✔	39	-
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (other)	✕	0	-
Education [+]	✕	281 completers	$42,900
Education	✕	0	$42,900
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	50	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	45	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	2	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Elementary Special Education Programs	✕	69	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	10	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	45	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✕	21	-
English/Language Arts Teacher Education	✕	7	-
Mathematics Teacher Education	✕	6	-
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education	✕	1	-
Social Studies Teacher Education	✕	0	-
Biology Teacher Education	✕	1	-
Chemistry Teacher Education	✕	0	-
History Teacher Education	✕	6	-
Physics Teacher Education	✕	2	-
Earth Science Teacher Education	✕	0	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)	✕	1	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	15	-
Education (other)	✕	0	-
Engineering [+]	✕	17 completers	-
Engineering	✕	0	-
Civil Engineering	✕	9	-
Mechanical Engineering	✕	8	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Engineering/Industrial Management	✕	4	-
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Lay Ministry	✕	1	-
Theology and Religious Vocations (other)	✕	2	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	22 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✕	22	-
Human Services [+]	✕	36 completers	-
Community Organization and Advocacy	✕	24	-
Public Administration	✕	12	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	150 completers	-
Health and Wellness	✕	22	-
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator	✔	2	-
Athletic Training/Trainer	✕	25	-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	✕	17	-
Public Health Education and Promotion	✕	3	-
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)	✕	81	-
Business [+]	✔	111 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	55	-
Accounting	✕	46	-
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)	✔	10	-
	Total	663

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	4 completers	-
Information Science/Studies	✔	4	-
Education [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	1	-
	Total	5

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔	0 completers	-
Education (other)	✔	0	-
	Total	0

Graduate Student Population at Merrimack

For academic year 2021-2022, total 1,332 students enrolled into Merrimack College graduate schools where it has total 5,452 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 724 full-time and 608 part-time graduate students. By gender, 364 male and 968 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,332	364	968
Full-time	724	245	479
Part-tme	608	119	489

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

There are 1,041 White (78.15%), 63 Black/African American (4.73%), 104 Hispanic (7.81%), 35 Asian (2.63%), and 89 students with other races. 25 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,332	364	968
American Indian/Native American	2	2	0
Asian	35	8	27
Black/African American	63	33	30
Hispanic	104	21	83
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0	1
White	1,041	260	781
Two More	37	14	23
Un-Known	24	12	12
Non-resident Alien	25	14	11

Merrimack College offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 813 graduate students (61.04% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 209 graduate students (15.69% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	1,332
Enrolled Online Exclusively	813
Enrolled Some Online Courses	209
Not in Online Courses	310

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Merrimack College. 578 students are aged 20 to 24 (43.39% of total students), 72 students are aged above 50 (5.41%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Merrimack College.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,332	364	968
Age 20-21	29	6	23
Age 22-24	549	156	393
Age 25-29	332	94	238
Age 30-34	135	43	92
Age 35-39	81	19	62
Age 40-49	132	28	104
Age 50-64	64	15	49
Over 64	8	3	5
Age Un-Known	2	0	2

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