Health Sciences & Services at Merrimack College

13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying health sciences & services, you may want to check out the program at Merrimack College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Merrimack is located in North Andover, Massachusetts and approximately 5,418 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Health Sciences & Services section at the bottom of this page.

Merrimack Health Sciences & Services Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Health Science
Master’s Degree in Health Science

Merrimack Health Sciences & Services Rankings

The health science major at Merrimack is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Health Sciences & Services. 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.

Health Science Student Demographics at Merrimack

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health science majors at Merrimack College.

Merrimack Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Program

83% Women

13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of health science bachelor's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health science 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 health science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	52
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Merrimack Health Sciences & Services Master’s Program

58% Women

17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of health science master's degrees went to men and 58% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in health science each year. Merrimack does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 22% more men than average.

Of the students who received a health science master's degree from Merrimack, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Merrimack College with a master's in health science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Health Sciences & Services

Health Sciences & Services majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Merrimack College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	45
General Health & Wellness	22

Careers That Health Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in health science 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
Community Health Workers	3,660	$44,500

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

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