General Economics at Merrimack College

If you plan to study general economics, 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 approximately 4,643 students attend the school each year. In 2019, 9 general economics majors received their bachelor's degree from Merrimack.

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

Merrimack General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

Merrimack General Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general economics progam at Merrimack compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The general economics major at Merrimack is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Economics. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	396
Most Popular General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	429
Most Focused General Economics Schools	444
Most Popular General Economics Schools	492

General Economics Student Demographics at Merrimack

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

Merrimack General Economics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 9 general economics majors earned their bachelor's degree from Merrimack. Of these graduates, 44% were men and 56% were women. The typical general economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% women. So female students are more repesented at Merrimack since its program graduates 23% more women than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general economics at Merrimack are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Merrimack College with a bachelor's in general economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Merrimack also has a doctoral program available in general economics. In 2019, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That General Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in general economics 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
Managers	8,660	$131,450
Economists	1,150	$117,680
Economics Professors	870	$125,120
Survey Researchers	730	$64,950

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.