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Business Degrees & Certificates


Merrimack College offers 100 percent online or hybrid, industry-aligned degrees designed to fit your schedule and help you stand out from your peers. Created in collaboration with industry leaders, our programs incorporate a combination of business, analytical and strategic management skills and include nearly a dozen concentrations to help you tailor your degree to your career goals. 

Tuition for most of our programs is under $23K, and financial aid is available, which means the average cost of a Merrimack degree is comparable to or less than many public universities. No prerequisite coursework or GRE/GMAT scores are required for admission, and most of our programs can be completed in under 16 months part time. As a Merrimack student, you will acquire skills that go beyond today’s job requirements and future-proof your career. 

Merrimack College’s Girard School of Business wants to help you shape your future for success. Learn to think critically, communicate effectively and excel in the ever-changing business landscape with the support of highly experienced faculty. Dedicated to “doing business right,” our school is rooted in the highest standards of teaching and research — with a unique approach to business education that includes a strong foundation in the liberal arts and Augustinian values.


  • 1:1 advising and mentoring from the Girard School of Business graduate advising team
  • Access to LinkedIn Learning and Handshake
  • Professional development workshops
  • Math, writing and accessibility services through the Academic Success Center
  • Career services support through the O’Brien Center for Career Development
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At Merrimack College, we’re proud of our long history of providing quality degrees to students entering the job market. Our faculty are more than just teachers. We are committed to helping you grow — academically, personally and spiritually — so that you may graduate as a confident, well-prepared citizen of the world.

  • Most Innovative Schools (No. 14)
  • Regional Universities North (No. 33)
  • Best Undergraduate Teaching (No. 31)
  • Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs (No. 86)
    (at schools where doctorate not offered)
  • Best Colleges for Veterans (No. 14)
  • Best Value Schools (No. 47)
  • Merrimack College is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE).
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