Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Merrimack College

What traits are you looking for in a family, consumer and human sciences school? To help you decide if Merrimack College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's family, consumer and human sciences program.

Merrimack is located in North Andover, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 5,418. In 2021, 110 family, consumer and human sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from Merrimack.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Family, Consumer & Human Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

Merrimack Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

Merrimack Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the family, consumer and human sciences progam at Merrimack compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The family, consumer and human sciences major at Merrimack is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences. 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
	92
Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools	132

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Student Demographics at Merrimack

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the family, consumer and human sciences majors at Merrimack College.

Merrimack Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 110 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in family, consumer and human sciences from Merrimack in 2021, 7% were men and 93% were women.

About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in family, consumer and human sciences 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 family, consumer and human sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	92
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Merrimack also has a doctoral program available in family, consumer and human sciences. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

If you plan to be a family, consumer and human sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Merrimack College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Human Development & Family Studies	110

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Social Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• Psychology

Careers That Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in family, consumer and human sciences 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
Retail Sales Supervisors	28,180	$47,710
High School Teachers	26,420	$80,020
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	20,070	$74,510
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	18,750	$42,270
Sales Managers	16,600	$151,010

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.