Public Health at Merrimack College

11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

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 Public Health section at the bottom of this page.

Merrimack Public Health Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health
Master’s Degree in Public Health

Merrimack Public Health Rankings

The public health major at Merrimack is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Public Health. 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.

Public Health Student Demographics at Merrimack

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

Merrimack Public Health Bachelor’s Program

67% Women

11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of public health bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical public health bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Merrimack since its program graduates 13% more men than average.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public health 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 public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Merrimack Public Health Master’s Program

75% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of public health master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

Of the students who received a public health master's degree from Merrimack, 75% 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 public health.

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

Concentrations Within Public Health

Public Health 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 Public Health	5
Public Health Education and Promotion	3

Careers That Public Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in public health 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
Medical and Health Services Managers	15,380	$133,900
Community Health Workers	3,660	$44,500
Health Specialties Professors	3,460	$111,230
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,950	$82,580
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	1,410	$84,480

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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