Merrimack College (Merrimack) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in North Andover, MA.
It offers 79 graduate programs - 61 Master's, 17 Post-bachelor's, 1 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $36,800.
A total of 1,760 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 5,862 students at Merrimack. Merrimack offers online graduate programs and 1,204 out of 1,760 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find Merrimack's health profession programs at health professions information page.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $36,800. It offers seventy-nine (79) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Merrimack College |
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| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
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| Address | 315 Turnpike St, North Andover, MA |
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| Graduate School Students | 1,489 students
1,204 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | $36,800 |
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| Student to Faculty | 13:1 (7.69%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 79 Graduate Programs
61 Master's, 18 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Merrimack College
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Merrimack College with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $36,800 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $1,100.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| Amounts |
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| Tuition | $35,200 |
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| Fees | $1,600 |
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| Cost per Credit | $1,100 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,000 |
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| Room & Board | $21,525 (On-Campus) / $21,525 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $2,200 (On-Campus) / $2,200 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $61,525 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $61,525 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| Tuition & Fees | $31,296 | $32,444 | $33,948 | $35,500 | $36,800 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Merrimack College offers Masters, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 79 major areas - 61 Master's (45 online programs), 17 Post-Bachelor's (15 online programs), 1 Post-Master's (1 online programs).
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
| Master's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 852 | - | 43 | 13 |
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| Men | 305 | - | 22 | 5 |
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| Women | 547 | - | 21 | 8 |
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Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree).
You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Communication | 31 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Human Nutrition | 18ONLINE |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Chemistry | 3 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
Merrimack graduate schools have a total of 1,489 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 494 male and 995 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 1,078 full-time and 411 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 1,204 students enrolled through online exclusively and 236 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 1,096 White, 86 Black, and 48 Asian students are attending at Merrimack College. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
26 grad students are younger than 22 and 345 students are older than 65. It has 1,048 students aged between 22 and 30 and 340 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 1,489 |
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| Men | 494 |
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| Women | 995 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 1,489 |
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| Full-time Students | 1,078 |
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| Part-time Students | 411 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 1,489 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 1 |
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| Asian | 48 |
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| Black | 86 |
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| Hispanic | 135 |
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| White | 1,096 |
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| Two or more races | 40 |
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| Un-Known | 53 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 1,489 |
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| 21 & Under | 26 |
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| 22-24 | 636 |
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| 25-29 | 412 |
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| 30-34 | 203 |
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| 35-39 | 137 |
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| 40 & Over | 345 |
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Online Population
At Merrimack College graduate schools, 1,204 students enrolled online exclusively and 236 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 1,760 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1,204 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 236 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 320 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1,204 |
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| Massachusetts Resident | 818 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 361 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 0 |
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