Accounting at Merrimack College

If you are interested in studying accounting, you may want to check out the program at Merrimack College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Merrimack is located in North Andover, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 5,418. In 2021, 34 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree 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

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting programs across the country. The following shows how Merrimack performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

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
	173
Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	324
Best Value Accounting Schools	1,349

In 2021, 46 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Merrimack. This makes it the #113 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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 34 accounting majors earned their bachelor's degree from Merrimack. Of these graduates, 47% were men and 53% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Merrimack since its program graduates 5% 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 students who graduated with a master’s in accounting from Merrimack in 2021, 57% were men and 43% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. Merrimack does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 15% 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

• International Business
• Human Resource Management
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Finance & Financial Management
• Marketing

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
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	45,570	$47,020
Accountants and Auditors	35,360	$81,460
Financial Managers	33,880	$148,300
Financial Analysts	13,400	$105,540
Business Professors	4,050	$126,040

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.