Study Abroad

Merrimack College provides their prospective students the opportunity to choose from a wide portfolio of over 100 undergraduate majors (major, minor and double major) as well as more than 40 graduate majors and accelerated master's degrees through its five academic schools. Based on the data collected from US News & World Report Rankings, the most popular majors at Merrimack College are:

• Business, Management & Marketing;
• Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences;
• Health Professions;
• Education;
• Communication & Journalism;
• Engineering;
• Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting;
• Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness & Kinesiology;
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences; and
• Psychology.

Merrimack College's School of Nursing and Health Sciences offers an extensive portfolio consisting of undergraduate minors, majors as well as master's degrees to all the prospective students. Students can pursue these courses in all the three modes: On-campus, online and hybrid and choose amidst the following specializations: Athletic Training, Exercise Science, Exercise & Sports Science, Health Promotion & Management, Health Science, Nursing, Nutritional Sciences, Nutrition & Human Performances, Public Health and Rehabilitation Sciences. The student-faculty ratio of 13:1 helps students connect to their professors on a deeper level and get better understanding of the courses. Talking about placements, 94% of Nursing and Health Sciences undergraduate alumni are either employed, participating in voluntary service or continuing their education within nine months of graduation. Graduates of Merrimack College's School of Nusring and Health Sciences get the opportunity to work with some of the top recruiters like Massachusettes General Hospital, Spaulding, Maine Medical Center, Champion, Bay State and many more. At Merimack College, students gain clinical experience, prepare for board certification and work with diverse clinical populations, superior faculty and cutting-edge technology when enrolled in the school of nursing and health sciences. It offer world class teaching as well as placement opportunities to all the students and hence, is a great study abroad option for international students.

Merrimack College's School of Engineering and Computational Sciences offers an extensive portfolio consisting of undergraduate minors, majors master's degrees as well graduate certificates to all the prospective students. Students can pursue these courses in all the three modes: On-campus, online and hybrid and choose amidst the following specializations: Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Construction Management, Data Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Product Management. When it comes to rankings, Merrimack College's undergraduate engineering programs have secured the spot #86 in US News & World Report Rankings. The student faculty ratio of 13:1 helps students connect to their professors on a deeper level and get better understanding of the courses. Talking about placements, 99% of Engineering and Computational Sciences’ undergraduate class of 2023 are either employed, participating in voluntary service or continuing their education within nine months of graduation. Graduates of Merrimack College's School of Engineering and Computational Sciences get the opportunity to work with some of the top recruiters like Amazon, Massachusettes Institute of Technology, Eversource, Walgreens, Thermofishers and many more. Overall, Merimack College's engineering courses offer world class teaching as well as placement opportunities and are a great study abroad option for international students.

New students are required to submit a non-refundable application fee or documentation for an application fee waiver. The application will not be processed until the application fee or fee waiver verification is received. This fee or waiver must be received by the supporting document deadline. Due to the Declaration of Finances required, International applicants are not eligible for an application fee waiver.

• Undergraduate students must submit a nonrefundable $55 application fee. 

Graduate Application Fees

• Athletic Training (ATCAS) - $93; $55 for each subsequent application
• BusinessCAS (Any College of Business graduate program) - $83
• Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSDCAS) - $137; $55 for each subsequent application
• GradCAS (all other graduate programs) - $63
• Visiting graduate students - $55

The cost of studying in USA can be broken down into living, food and studying expenses. The tuition fees for a particular country form one major part of the expenditure, the other is the living cost while in the country.

The following data reveals the recent cost of studying in the US:

• According to the College Tuition Inflation Rate Report, published by EducationData, the annual inflation rate for higher education institutions in the US stood at 8%
• National Center for Education Statistics data reveals that the average fee for a 4-year programme in a private non-profit academic institution was USD 37,600 for 2020-21
• For 2022-23, 1-year cost of an undergraduate programme at Harvard University was USD 84,413