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. Of the 79 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Merrimack College in 2021, 45 of them were health sciences and services majors.

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
• Master’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 Focused Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools	15
Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools	20
	42
Best Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools	50
Best Value Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools	51
Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	105
Most Focused Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	115
Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Schools	148
Most Focused Health Sciences & Services Schools	177
	252
Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	288
Best Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	300
	498
Best Health Sciences & Services Schools	512
Best Value Health Sciences & Services Schools	567

In 2021, 22 students received their master’s degree in health science from Merrimack. This makes it the #20 most popular school for health science master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

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

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.

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.

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 Health Sciences & Services Master’s Program

Of the 22 students who graduated with a master’s in health science from Merrimack in 2021, 9% were men and 91% were women.

Of the students who received a health science master's degree from Merrimack, 82% 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 science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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
General Health & Wellness	22

Related Majors

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

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.

• 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.