General Health & Wellness at Merrimack College

If you plan to study general health & wellness, 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 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 General Health & Wellness section at the bottom of this page.

Merrimack General Health & Wellness Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Health and Wellness

Online Classes Are Available at Merrimack

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Merrimack offers distance education options for health and wellness at the following degree levels:

Master’s Degree

Merrimack General Health & Wellness Rankings

Health and Wellness Student Demographics at Merrimack

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

Merrimack General Health & Wellness Master’s Program

58% Women

17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of health and wellness master's degrees went to men and 58% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 23% men graduate in health and wellness each year. Merrimack does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 19% more men than average.

Of the students who received a health and wellness master's degree from Merrimack, 67% 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 and wellness.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Careers That Health and Wellness Grads May Go Into

A degree in health and wellness 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
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