by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Business Administration and Management. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Business Administration & Management is a major offered under the business, management and marketing program of study at Merrimack College. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in business administration, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Gain supervisory and managerial expertise you can use throughout your career at Southern New Hampshire University. Our business degree program focuses on developing skilled professionals who can apply proven leadership skills in a variety of roles.
Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. Merrimack was ranked #272 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for business administration majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #18 in Massachusetts.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Merrimack was $1,523 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $42,401 | $42,401 |
| Fees | $2,673 | $2,673 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $16,407 | $16,407 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,450 | $1,450 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Business Administration students who received their bachelor’s degree at Merrimack took out an average of $27,000 in student loans. That is 4% higher than the national average of $25,962.
The median early career salary of business administration students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Merrimack is $48,796 per year. That is 22% higher than the national average of $40,105.
Merrimack does not offer an online option for its business administration bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Merrimack Online Learning page.
Women made up around 34.2% of the business administration students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 46.9%.
Around 7.6% of business administration bachelor’s degree recipients at Merrimack in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 37%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 65 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 6 |
Business Administration & Management students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Business Administration and Management | 79 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to business administration and management.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Accounting | 39 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 57 |
| Human Resource Management | 10 |
| International Business | 12 |
| Marketing | 95 |
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*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.
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