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title: Merrimack College — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: North Andover, MA
control: Private nonprofit
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# Merrimack College

North Andover, MA · Private nonprofit · Bachelor-granting

> Federal College Scorecard institution **medians** — not a prediction of any one student's outcome, and not a figure for any single program. Earnings/debt cover federally-aided students.

## The bottom line

| Figure | Value | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Typical earnings, 10 yrs after entry | $75,584 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $52,191 – $106,878 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $23,750 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $8,090 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 70% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $70,038 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 89% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.31× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $47,584 | derived |

**70% of students finish** — the loans are owed whether or not you graduate, so read every figure below next to this number.

Typical **federal** loan debt is $23,750 (≈ 31% of a year's typical earnings here). Note: this counts federal loans only — not private loans, Parent PLUS, or family savings — so true borrowing is usually higher; and because dropouts borrow less, low-completion schools can show a deceptively low debt figure.

## Earnings by major (the number that decides "worth it")

> **Different measure — read on its own terms.** These are median earnings **1 year after completing the program** (early career, graduates only) — NOT the 10-years-after-entry school-wide figure above. Do not compare a program figure to the school figure; compare majors to each other. The Dept. of Education omits programs with too few graduates.

By program, early-career pay ranges from $30,024 to $71,404 across 20 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $71,404 | not reported |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | Master's Degree | $70,044 | not reported |
| Computer Science. | Bachelor's Degree | $65,662 | not reported |
| Civil Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $64,342 | $27,000 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $59,285 | $27,000 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $59,117 | $20,500 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | Master's Degree | $49,823 | $20,500 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Master's Degree | $46,539 | not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $45,692 | $27,000 |
| Education, General. | Master's Degree | $45,240 | $24,731 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,959 | $27,000 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | Master's Degree | $38,444 | $20,500 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,905 | $27,000 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,877 | $25,783 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,643 | $27,000 |
| Education, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,623 | $27,000 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,295 | not reported |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,026 | $26,000 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,991 | not reported |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,024 | $27,000 |

## What this is — and is NOT

Institution-wide medians from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. **Not** a prediction of what you would earn or owe, **not** a figure for any single program (a CS and a fine-arts graduate of the same school diverge enormously), **not** proof the school caused the outcome (selection, not causation), and **not** a "best college" ranking. Explore Merrimack College by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?166850

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