General Public Health at Merrimack College

If you plan to study general public health, take a look at what Merrimack College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Merrimack is located in North Andover, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 5,418. Of the 79 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Merrimack College in 2021, 5 of them were general public health majors.

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

Merrimack General Public Health Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Public Health

Merrimack General Public Health Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general public health progam at Merrimack compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

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

Ranking Type	Rank
	156
Most Popular General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	164
Most Focused General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	181
Best General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	182
Best Value General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	187
	294
Most Popular General Public Health Schools	323
Most Focused General Public Health Schools	336
Best General Public Health Schools	345
Best Value General Public Health Schools	359

General Public Health Student Demographics at Merrimack

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

Merrimack General Public Health Bachelor’s Program

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

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general 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 general public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Public Health Education and Promotion

Careers That General Public Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in general 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

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.