Accounting at Merrimack College

Every accounting school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the accounting program at Merrimack College stacks up to those at other schools.

Merrimack is located in North Andover, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 5,418.

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

Online Classes Are Available at Merrimack

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Merrimack does offer online courses in accounting for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Merrimack Accounting 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.

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

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

About 81% 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	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	34
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Merrimack Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 64% went to women.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Merrimack, 71% 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	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	30
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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.