Health Sciences & Services at Northern Essex Community College

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

NECC is located in Haverhill, Massachusetts and approximately 4,715 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.

NECC Health Sciences & Services Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Health Science

NECC Health Sciences & Services Rankings

Health Science Student Demographics at NECC

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

NECC Health Sciences & Services Associate’s Program

100% Women

86% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of health science associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

NECC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in health science graduates 32% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Health Sciences & Services

If you plan to be a health science 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 Northern Essex Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	13

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 Northern Essex Community 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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