Other Health Professions at Merrimack College

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

Merrimack is located in North Andover, Massachusetts and approximately 5,418 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 students received a bachelor's degree in health professions from Merrimack.

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

Merrimack Other Health Professions Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Health Professions
• Master’s Degree in Health Professions

Merrimack Other Health Professions Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks health professions programs across the country. The following shows how Merrimack performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health professions major at Merrimack is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Other Health Professions. 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
Best Value Other Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	41
Most Popular Other Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	45
Most Focused Other Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	52
Best Other Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	81

In 2021, 81 students received their master’s degree in health professions from Merrimack. This makes it the #2 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Merrimack

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

Merrimack Other Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

Of the 28 health professions students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Merrimack, about 46% were men and 54% were women. The typical health professions bachelor's degree program is made up of only 24% men. So male students are more repesented at Merrimack since its program graduates 22% more men than average.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions 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 professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	20
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Merrimack Other Health Professions Master’s Program

Of the 81 health professions students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Merrimack, about 43% were men and 57% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 24% men graduate in health professions each year. Merrimack does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 19% more men than average.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from Merrimack, 81% 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 professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	66
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Merrimack also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Public Health
• Mental & Social Health Services
• Allied Health Professions

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.