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Health Sciences & Services at Merrimack College

Health Sciences & Services at Merrimack College

Every health sciences and services school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the health science program at Merrimack College stacks up to those at other schools.

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

Merrimack Health Sciences & Services Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools 105
Most Focused Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools 115
Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools 191
Most Focused Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools 234
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Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools 288
Best Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools 300
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Best Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools 463
Best Value Health Sciences & Services Schools 528

Earnings of Merrimack Health Science Graduates

The median salary of health science students who receive their bachelor's degree at Merrimack is $30,024. This is less than $31,369, which is the national average of all health science majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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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

78% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 45 students earned a bachelor's degree in health science from Merrimack. About 78% of these graduates were women and the other 22% were men. The typical health science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Merrimack since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

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About 78% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 35
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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

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 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

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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