Community Organization & Advocacy at Merrimack College

Every community organization and advocacy school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the community organization 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.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Community Organization & Advocacy section at the bottom of this page.

Merrimack Community Organization & Advocacy Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Community Organization

Merrimack Community Organization & Advocacy Rankings

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In 2021, 24 students received their master’s degree in community organization from Merrimack. This makes it the #8 most popular school for community organization master’s degree candidates in the country.

Community Organization Student Demographics at Merrimack

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

Merrimack Community Organization & Advocacy Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 community organization majors earned their master's degree from Merrimack. Of these graduates, 25% were men and 75% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in community organization each year. Merrimack does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	12
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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

Related Majors

• Public Administration

Careers That Community Organization Grads May Go Into

A degree in community organization 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
Social and Community Service Managers	7,420	$70,500
Government Programs Eligibility Interviewers	2,580	$53,470
Community and Social Service Specialists	910	$44,880

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.