by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Health & Wellness. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Health Sciences & Services is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Merrimack College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in health science, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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Part-time graduates at Merrimack paid an average of $952 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $30,464 | $30,464 |
| Fees | $832 | $832 |
The median early career salary of health science students who receive their master’s degree from Merrimack is $49,423 per year. That is 22% lower than the national average of $63,540.
Merrimack does not offer an online option for its health science master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Merrimack Online Learning page.
About 65.6% of the students who received their Master’s in health science in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 74.8%.
Around 28.1% of health science master’s degree recipients at Merrimack in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 50%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 22 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Health Sciences & Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Health & Wellness | 32 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to health sciences and services.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Allied Health Professions | 8 |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 16 |
| Other Health Professions | 71 |
*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.
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