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Lay Ministry at Merrimack College

If you are interested in studying Lay Ministry, you may want to check out the program at Merrimack College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Merrimack College is in North Andover, MA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 5 lay ministry graduations were recorded at Merrimack College.

Online Class Availability at Merrimack College

Distance learning is available at Merrimack College. Of 5,862 students, 1,344 (23%) studied exclusively online and 779 (13%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the composition of Lay Ministry graduates at Merrimack College, by degree type.

Across all degree levels, Lay Ministry graduates at Merrimack College are 40% women (2) and 60% men (3).

Lay Ministry Master’s Program at Merrimack College

Among the 2 master’s lay ministry graduates at Merrimack College, 50% were women (1) and 50% were men (1).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Lay Ministry master’s degree recipients at Merrimack College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	2

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Best-Paid Careers for Lay Ministry Graduates

Graduates of the Lay Ministry program at Merrimack College work across a variety of fields. Here are the best-paid careers for Lay Ministry majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	$64,599
Religious Workers, All Other	$58,956

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.