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.

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 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Merrimack is $35,500 in average. The school has 1,276 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 5,505 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 134 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Post-Master Certificate. Among them, 27 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$35,500
Student Population	1,276
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Post-Master Certificate
Number of Programs	134 graduate programs (27 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Merrimack is $35,500 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $1,028.

Merrimack offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition	$32,896
Required Fees	$1,052
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition	$1,028

Merrimack 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, 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)	27 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Air Force) Study abroad Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Merrimack College is $35,500. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 4.57% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$28,320	$780
2019-2020	$29,280	$880
2020-2021	$30,464	$832
2021-2022	$31,488	$956
2022-2023	$32,896	$1,052
2023-2024	$34,208	$1,292

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 $19,793 and the Massachusetts graduate tuition is $19,952 (public) / $30,491 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Merrimack College	$35,500
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
Massachusetts Graduate Schools	$24,674	$28,339
Public	$14,118	$19,952
Private	$30,491

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $21,495 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Merrimack.

On-campus living costs are increased by 8.86% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $21,495. Off-campus living costs are increased by 8.86% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
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
2022-2023	$18,295	$1,450	$18,295	$1,450
2023-2024	$19,995	$1,500	$19,995	$1,500

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $1,075 at Merrimack College. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 4.57% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$885
2019-2020	$915
2020-2021	$952
2021-2022	$984
2022-2023	$1,028
2023-2024	$1,075

Graduate Programs at Merrimack

Merrimack College offers 51 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, 733 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	42	23	721
Post Bachelor's Degree	7	3	8
Post Master's Degree	2	1	4
Total	51	27	733

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Educational Leadership and Administration program with 4 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Curriculum and Instruction program with 76 completers.

Post-graduate Certificate
Master's

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Merrimack College
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	4	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)	✕	3	-
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)	✔	2	-
Lay Ministry	✔	1	-
Community Organization and Advocacy	✔	1	-

Popular Master's Programs at Merrimack College
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	76	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Elementary Special Education Programs	✔	69	-
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)	✕	58	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✔	51	-
Accounting	✔	46	-

Merrimack College offers 51 programs through Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 733 students have completed their graduate studies.

721 students have earned/completed Master's program.
8 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
4 students have earned/completed Post-Master's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Communication	✕	2	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✔ (2 completers)	25 completers	-
Information Science/Studies	✔	25	-
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (other)	✔	-	-
Education [+]	✔ (15 completers)	362 completers	$42,900
Education	✕	-	$42,900
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	76	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	30	-
Special Education and Teaching	✔	2	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Elementary Special Education Programs	✔	69	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	21	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✔	51	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✔	31	-
English/Language Arts Teacher Education	✔	17	-
Mathematics Teacher Education	✔	16	-
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education	✔	6	-
Social Studies Teacher Education	✔	-	-
Biology Teacher Education	✔	4	-
Chemistry Teacher Education	✔	2	-
History Teacher Education	✔	15	-
Physics Teacher Education	✔	-	-
Earth Science Teacher Education	✔	5	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)	✕	1	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✔	16	-
Education (other)	✕	-	-
Engineering [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Engineering	✕	-	-
Civil Engineering	✕	3	-
Mechanical Engineering	✕	5	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Engineering/Industrial Management	✕	10	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	6	-
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Lay Ministry	✕	7	-
Theology and Religious Vocations (other)	✕	3	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	37 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✕	37	-
Human Services [+]	✔ (2 completers)	19 completers	-
Community Organization and Advocacy	✔	12	-
Public Administration	✔	7	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	141 completers	-
Health and Wellness	✕	21	-
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator	✕	-	-
Athletic Training/Trainer	✕	20	-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	✔	30	-
Public Health Education and Promotion	✕	12	-
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)	✕	58	-
Business [+]	✔	101 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	45	-
Accounting	✔	46	-
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)	✔	10	-
	Total	721

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	-	-
Information Science/Studies	✕	-	-
Education [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)	✕	3	-
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Lay Ministry	✕	1	-
Human Services [+]	✔ (1 completers)	1 completers	-
Community Organization and Advocacy	✔	1	-
Business [+]	✔	2 completers	-
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)	✔	2	-
	Total	8

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	-	-
Education (other)	✕	-	-
	Total	4

Graduate Student Population at Merrimack

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 1,276 students enrolled into Merrimack College graduate schools where it has total 5,505 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 888 full-time and 388 part-time graduate students. By gender, 413 male and 863 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	1,276	413	863
Full-time	888	306	582
Part-tme	388	107	281

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

There are 951 White (74.53%), 69 Black/African American (5.41%), 120 Hispanic (9.40%), 33 Asian (2.59%), and 103 students with other races. 33 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,276	413	863
American Indian/Native American	1	1	0
Asian	33	10	23
Black/African American	69	40	29
Hispanic	120	37	83
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	951	275	676
Two More	33	12	21
Un-Known	36	16	20
Non-resident Alien	33	22	11

Merrimack College offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 714 graduate students (55.96% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 184 graduate students (14.42% 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	1,276
Enrolled Online Exclusively	714
Enrolled Some Online Courses	184
Not in Online Courses	378

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Merrimack College. 566 students are aged 20 to 24 (44.36% of total students), 96 students are aged above 50 (7.52%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Merrimack College.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,276	413	863
Age 20-21	27	7	20
Age 22-24	539	184	355
Age 25-29	265	87	178
Age 30-34	125	42	83
Age 35-39	94	34	60
Age 40-49	129	36	93
Age 50-64	85	18	67
Over 64	11	4	7
Age Un-Known	1	1	0

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