Communication & Journalism (Other) at Merrimack College

Every communication and journalism (other) school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the other communications 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. In 2021, 51 other communications majors received their bachelor's degree from Merrimack.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Communication & Journalism (Other) section at the bottom of this page.

Merrimack Communication & Journalism (Other) Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Other Communications

Merrimack Communication & Journalism (Other) Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The other communications major at Merrimack is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Communication & Journalism (Other). 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
Most Popular Other Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3
Most Focused Other Communication & Journalism Schools	6

Other Communications Student Demographics at Merrimack

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

Merrimack Communication & Journalism (Other) Bachelor’s Program

Of the 51 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in other communications from Merrimack in 2021, 41% were men and 59% were women. The typical other communications bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at Merrimack since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in other communications 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 other communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	43
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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

Related Majors

Careers That Other Communications Grads May Go Into

A degree in other communications 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
Editors	3,160	$89,280
Writers and Authors	1,490	$70,000
Communications Professors	530	$79,930

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.