Nutrition Science at Merrimack College

If you are interested in studying nutrition science, 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. In 2021, 12 nutrition science majors received their bachelor's degree from Merrimack.

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

Merrimack Nutrition Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition Science

Merrimack Nutrition Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks nutrition science 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 nutrition science major at Merrimack is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Nutrition Science. 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
Most Popular Nutrition Science Schools	87

Nutrition Science Student Demographics at Merrimack

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

Merrimack Nutrition Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 12 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in nutrition science from Merrimack in 2021, 17% were men and 83% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Interdisciplinary Studies
• International Studies

Careers That Nutrition Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in nutrition 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
Biological Scientists	4,470	$84,790
Natural Sciences Managers	4,040	$183,490
Biological Science Professors	2,220	$112,390
Dietitians and Nutritionists	1,880	$64,860
Dietetic Technicians	1,830	$36,540

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.