Public Administration & Social Service at Merrimack College

If you are interested in studying public administration and social service, 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 has a total student population of 5,418. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 36 students received their master's degree in public administration and social service.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Public Administration & Social Service section at the bottom of this page.

Merrimack Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

Merrimack Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Merrimack

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public administration and social service majors at Merrimack College.

Merrimack Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

The public administration and social service program at Merrimack awarded 36 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 33% of these degrees went to men with the other 67% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in public administration and social service each year. Merrimack does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public administration and social service 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 public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	20
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

If you plan to be a public administration and social service major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Merrimack College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Community Organization & Advocacy	24
Public Administration	12

Related Majors

• Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

Careers That Public Administration & Social Service Grads May Go Into

A degree in public administration and social service 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
Medical and Health Services Managers	15,380	$133,900
Social and Human Service Assistants	15,230	$35,390
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	12,340	$48,670
Healthcare Social Workers	10,040	$61,960

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.