Health Professions at Merrimack College

If you are interested in studying health professions, you may want to check out the program at Merrimack College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Merrimack is located in North Andover, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 5,418. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 150 students received their master's degree in health professions.

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

Merrimack Health Professions Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Health Professions

Online Classes Are Available at Merrimack

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Merrimack does offer online courses in health professions for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Merrimack Health Professions Rankings

Health Professions Student Demographics at Merrimack

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

Merrimack Health Professions Master’s Program

Of the 150 students who graduated with a master’s in health professions from Merrimack in 2021, 35% were men and 65% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in health professions each year. Merrimack does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from Merrimack, 80% 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 professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	120
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Concentrations Within Health Professions

The following health professions concentations are available at Merrimack College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Merrimack College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Health Professions	81
Allied Health Professions	25
Health Sciences & Services	22
Mental & Social Health Services	17
Public Health	3
Health & Medical Administrative Services	2

Careers That Health Professions Grads May Go Into

A degree in health professions 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
Registered Nurses	80,630	$92,140
Personal Care Aides	76,850	$29,080
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	39,360	$64,560
Nursing Assistants	39,100	$33,630
Software Applications Developers	29,110	$109,130

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.