Public Administration at Merrimack College

If you are interested in studying public administration, you may want to check out the program at Merrimack College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

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 Public Administration section at the bottom of this page.

Merrimack Public Administration Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Public Admin

Merrimack Public Administration Rankings

Public Admin Student Demographics at Merrimack

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

Merrimack Public Administration Master’s Program

50% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of public admin master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in public admin each year. Merrimack does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public admin master's degree from Merrimack, 58% 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 public admin.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Public Administration

If you plan to be a public admin major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Merrimack College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Administration	12

Community Organization & Advocacy

Careers That Public Admin Grads May Go Into

A degree in public admin 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
General and Operations Managers	77,580	$135,820
Managers	8,660	$131,450
Chief Executives	7,990	$221,810
Social and Community Service Managers	7,420	$70,500
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	3,220	$109,840

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
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