Accounting at Merrimack College

What traits are you looking for in a accounting school? To help you decide if Merrimack College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's accounting program.

Merrimack is located in North Andover, Massachusetts and approximately 5,418 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 34 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from Merrimack.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Accounting section at the bottom of this page.

Merrimack Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• Master’s Degree in Accounting

Merrimack Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at Merrimack compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at Merrimack is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Accounting. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	35
	107
	151
	166
	245
	250
	309
	324
	384
	439
	482
	690
	772
	924
	1,079

In 2021, 46 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Merrimack. This makes it the #108 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at Merrimack

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at Merrimack College.

Merrimack Accounting Bachelor’s Program

The accounting program at Merrimack awarded 34 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 47% of these degrees went to men with the other 53% going to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at Merrimack since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Merrimack are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Merrimack College with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	26
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Merrimack Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 46 accounting students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Merrimack, about 57% were men and 43% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. Merrimack does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Merrimack, 74% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Merrimack College with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	34
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Merrimack also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Accounting Grads May Go Into

A degree in accounting can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MA, the home state for Merrimack College.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Accountants and Auditors	35,360	$81,460
Business Professors	4,050	$126,040
Credit Analysts	2,240	$84,020
Budget Analysts	1,710	$85,320
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents	1,480	$70,780

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Merrimack Colleges Church under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.