Student Counseling at Merrimack College

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

Merrimack is located in North Andover, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 5,418. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students received their master's degree in student counseling.

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

Merrimack Student Counseling Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Student Counseling

Merrimack Student Counseling Rankings

Student Counseling Student Demographics at Merrimack

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

Merrimack Student Counseling Master’s Program

Of the 10 student counseling students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Merrimack, about 20% were men and 80% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in student counseling each year. Merrimack does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a student counseling master's degree from Merrimack, 80% 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 student counseling.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Teaching English or French
• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Educational Administration
• Curriculum & Instruction
• Teacher Education Grade Specific

Careers That Student Counseling Grads May Go Into

A degree in student counseling 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
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	8,050	$69,570

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.