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Health Sciences & Services at Northern Essex Community College

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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 has a total student population of 4,715.

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

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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

85% Women
69% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 15% of health science associate's degrees went to men and 85% went to women.

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NECC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in health science graduates 18% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Health Sciences & Services

The following health science concentations are available at Northern Essex Community College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northern Essex Community 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 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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