Civil Engineering at Merrimack College

If you plan to study civil engineering, take a look at what Merrimack College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Merrimack is located in North Andover, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 5,418. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students received a bachelor's degree in civil eng from Merrimack.

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

Merrimack Civil Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Eng
• Master’s Degree in Civil Eng

Merrimack Civil Engineering Rankings

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

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 civil eng major at Merrimack is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Civil Engineering. 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 Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	48
	63
Most Focused Civil Engineering Schools	101
Most Popular Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	135
Best Value Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	173
Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools	199
Most Popular Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	206

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in civil eng from Merrimack. This makes it the #136 most popular school for civil eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Civil Eng Graduates from Merrimack Make?

The median salary of civil eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at Merrimack is $64,342. This is 5% higher than $61,387, which is the national average for all civil eng bachelor's degree recipients.

Civil Eng Student Demographics at Merrimack

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

Merrimack Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students earned a bachelor's degree in civil eng from Merrimack. About 20% of these graduates were women and the other 80% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities in its civil eng bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	9
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Merrimack Civil Engineering Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students earned a master's degree in civil eng from Merrimack. About 67% of these graduates were women and the other 33% were men.

Of the students who received a civil eng master's degree from Merrimack, 56% 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 civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Computer Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering

Careers That Civil Eng Grads May Go Into

A degree in civil eng 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
Architectural and Engineering Managers	8,190	$156,250
Civil Engineers	7,760	$94,210
Engineers	3,090	$109,220
Environmental Engineers	2,820	$90,070
Engineering Professors	1,880	$135,140

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.