Merrimack College Education (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt
- Bachelor's in Education, General
- Private nonprofit college
- North Andover, MA
- About 6 graduates a year
College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025
The short answer
Merrimack College education graduates earn less than graduates of most education programs nationally, $29,368 in their first year. The typical graduate leaves with $27,000 in federal loans, close to the national median of $26,542. Several Massachusetts programs report higher pay.
How it compares
Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The Massachusetts and national columns are the medians across all education bachelor's programs that report the figure.
Debt and first-year pay at every Massachusetts education program
Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Massachusetts medians.
Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.
Paying back the loans
On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $286 a month, or 11.7% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.
Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth
79% of graduates (26 of 33) were working in Massachusetts one year after graduating. Prices in the Boston area are about 8% above the national average, so a $29,368 salary here buys what about $27,126 buys in a typical US city.
About Merrimack College
Education ranks 13th of 13 bachelor's programs at Merrimack College by first-year earnings. The top three are Electrical Engineering ($79,659), Civil Engineering ($75,556), and Computer Science ($70,256).
Other education bachelor's programs near North Andover
Common questions
The median graduate earns $29,368 one year after graduating. The median across education bachelor's programs in Massachusetts is $33,401.
The median federal loan balance is $27,000, which ranks 3rd lowest of 6 education bachelor's programs in Massachusetts. That works out to about $286 a month over 10 years.
It depends on your other options. Debt equals 92% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 68%. Compare the cost with other Massachusetts programs before deciding.
Most do. 79% (26 of 33) were working in Massachusetts one year after graduating.
About this data
- Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid (grants or loans).
- Earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school. Graduates who went straight to further study are not included.
- Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
- Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Massachusetts comparisons when their main campus is in another state.
- Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.
- School-level numbers like tuition, admission rate, and graduation rate are for the whole school, not the education program.
Sources
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
- Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
- NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024