Merrimack Online Programs

Merrimack College offers 182 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 63 major programs - 1 Associate, 1 Bachelors, 45 Masters, and 16 Post-graduate Certificate.

The 2025 tuition & fees is $53,962 for undergraduate programs and $36,800 for graduate programs.

Total 1,344 students out of total 5,862 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 1,083 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

Merrimack College is accredited by New England Commission of Higher Education.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
Online Degree Programs
School Name	Merrimack College
Type	Four-year, Private (not-for-profit)
Address	315 Turnpike St, North Andover, MA
Online Students	1,344 Enrolled Online Exclusively 779 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	$53,962
Graduate Tuition & Fees	$36,800
Student to Faculty	13:1 (7.69%)
Total	63 Programs
Associates	1 Programs
Bachelors	1 Programs
Masters	45 Programs
Post-Graduate	16 Programs

2025 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2024-2025 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Merrimack College. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. The tuition & fees is $53,962 for all students. For graduate programs, the 2025 tuition & fees is $36,800 for all students.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $1,705 for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $1,100 for all students.

Tuition & Fees
Cost per Credit

Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024	2024-2025
Undergraduate	$45,074	$46,916	$49,196	$51,786	$53,962
Graduate	$31,296	$32,444	$33,948	$35,500	$36,800

Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024	2024-2025
Undergraduate	$1,523	$1,514	$1,582	$1,645	$1,705
Graduate	$952	$984	$1,028	$1,069	$1,100

Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Data System)

Online Programs By Area of Study

Merrimack College offers 182 degree programs through Certificate, Associates, Bachelors, Masters, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 63 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 1 Associates, 1 Bachelors, 45 Masters, 16 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Online Programs	NOT OFFERED	1	1	45	NOT OFFERED	16
Overall Programs	1	1	101	61	NOT OFFERED	18

Majors and number of completers

The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.

What is Education program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Information Science/Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	52	NOT OFFERED	30
Computer Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	89	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Engineering program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Curriculum and Instruction	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	40	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Educational Leadership and Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1
Special Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Elementary Special Education Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	51	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Elementary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	52	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	26	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
English/Language Arts Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	13	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Mathematics Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	15	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Social Studies Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Biology Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Chemistry Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
History Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Physics Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Earth Science Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	17	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Education (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Work and Family Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Materials Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1
Mechanical Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Human Nutrition	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	18	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	37	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
General Studies	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Biology/Biological Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Theology and Religious Vocations program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1

What is Human Services program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Theology/Theological Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Lay Ministry	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED	1
Theology and Religious Vocations (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	1	NOT OFFERED	1

What is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Community Organization and Advocacy	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	21	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Public Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	20	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Social Work	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Business program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	17	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	53	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Public Health Education and Promotion	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Business program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	47	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Organizational Leadership	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	4
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	37	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Finance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Finance and Financial Management Services (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	2
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business Statistics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Marketing/Marketing Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2
Taxation	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Construction Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Merrimack College, there are 5,862 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 2,123 students were attending classes through distance learning (1,344 students are enrolled exclusively and 779 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	5,862
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	1,344
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	779
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	3,739

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 1,344 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 929 Massachusetts Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 388 students living in the U.S. States other than Massachusetts, and 0 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	1,344
Massachusetts Resident	929
Other State In U.S.	388
Outside of U.S.	0

Distance Learning Enrollment By Degree
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	1,344
Undergraduate	140
Graduate	1,204

Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses	140
Degree/Certificate Seeking	129
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking	11

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Online Degrees and Programs at Merrimack College

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$53,962

$36,800

2025 Tuition & Fees

Online Programs By Area of Study

Majors and number of completers

Distance Learning Program Student Population

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