Special Education at Merrimack College

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

Merrimack is located in North Andover, Massachusetts and approximately 5,418 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 4 special ed majors received their bachelor's degree from Merrimack.

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

Merrimack Special Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Special Ed
• Master’s Degree in Special Ed

Merrimack Special Education Rankings

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

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 special ed major at Merrimack is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Special Education. 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 Focused Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	57
Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	61
Most Focused Special Education Schools	88
	379
Best Value Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	395
Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	485
	490

In 2021, 71 students received their master’s degree in special ed from Merrimack. This makes it the #62 most popular school for special ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Special Ed Student Demographics at Merrimack

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

Merrimack Special Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 4 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Special Education from Merrimack in 2020-2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in special ed 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 special ed.

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

Merrimack Special Education Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 71 students earned a master's degree in special ed from Merrimack. About 94% of these graduates were women and the other 6% were men.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from Merrimack, 89% 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 special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	63
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• Student Counseling
• General Education
• Teaching English or French
• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Educational Administration

Careers That Special Ed Grads May Go Into

A degree in special ed 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
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	6,490	$74,470
Special Education Professors	4,630	$76,080
Middle School Special Education Teachers	3,470	$74,500
Interpreters and Translators	2,140	$55,600
Special Education Preschool Teachers	1,060	$64,370

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.