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Public Administration at Merrimack College

Public Administration at Merrimack College

If you plan to study public administration, take a look at what Merrimack College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Merrimack is located in North Andover, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 5,418.

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.

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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.

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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

Public Administration majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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
Public Administration 12

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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