Compassionate Health Professionals
Home to leading programs and research efforts, and guided by our Augustinian values, we prepare students to be highly skilled, compassionate and ethical health professionals. Our mission is to provide a quality, innovative education built upon strong science, emerging technologies and real-world foundational experiences.
Students are mentored in the development of career-related skills in a student-centered curriculum that fosters an active learning environment and practical experience in health care and human performance.
- Top Master of Science in Athletic Training in New England with a 5-year bachelor’s to master’s option
- Required internships, graduate fellowships and nursing students begin clinicals as freshman
- The Center for Health Inclusion, Practice and Research (CHIRP) offers student research opportunities focused on improving inclusive health equity
- State-of-the-art Nursing Center and facilities including high fidelity manikins and anatomage 3-D medical imaging table
Undergraduate Open House
Sunday, October 20, 2024
from 10:30 am
to 3:30 pm
Learn more about our schools and programs, tour campus and residence halls, check out our student clubs/organizations and meet members of our community!
Master of Science in Athletic Training
Largest Program in New England
Students gain clinical experience, prepare for board certification and work with diverse clinical populations, superior faculty and cutting-edge technology.
Career Outcomes Rate
94% of the undergraduate class of 2023 in Nursing & Health Sciences were either employed, participating in voluntary service, or continuing their education within nine months of graduation.
Student-Faculty Ratio
With a 14:1 student-faculty ratio, you will get to know your professors — experts who have literally been there and done that and want to help you do the same.
Graduate Programs
Northeastern University, Sacred Heart University, MCPHS and Merrimack are just some of the graduate programs Nursing and Health Sciences graduates are attending.
TOP HIRING & INTERNSHIP COMPANIES
Nursing Program Receives Accreditation
The baccalaureate degree program in nursing at Merrimack College is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. The accreditation process was finalized once the first cohort of students graduated in 2023.
Undergraduate Majors and Graduate Programs
The School of Nursing and Health Sciences offers a number of undergraduate majors, minors and master’s degrees. Many master’s degrees offer competitive graduate fellowship opportunities. With online, hybrid and on-campus options, you’ll find a program that works best for you.
EXPLORE NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES
Explore all that the School of Nursing and Health Sciences has to offer inside and outside of the classroom to tailor your experience to your unique needs, goals and dreams.
Health Sciences Graduate Fellowships link graduate study with an on-site practicum experience, building your professional skills and accelerating your career path.
Our health professions advising program will help guide you on pre-med, pre-dental, pre-vet and pre-physician assistant career pathways.
The Center for Health Inclusion, Research and Practice (CHIRP) focuses on closing the gaps in systematic health disparities.
The 20,000-square-foot Nursing Center provides state-of-the-art facilities including simulation labs and classrooms.
ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT
“My fellowship experience at the U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine was amazing in helping me prepare for the next step in my career and my future Ph.D. program. The fellowship helped me gain critical research experience that I wouldn’t trade for the world. I’m so thankful for that experience.”
“I went to undergrad at Merrimack and loved it. I made a lot of connections there that I wasn’t ready to give up yet.” Erica developed a solid professional background as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) and Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), which fueled her passion for healthcare.
Erica Schafer M’23
Exercise and Sport Science Master’s Program
U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine (USARIEM)
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Get Involved: Clubs & Organizations
There are endless opportunities to get involved at Merrimack and right within the School of Nursing and Health Sciences.
Gain different perspectives, put learning into action and learn from peers and faculty advisors through one of our School of Nursing and Health Sciences clubs:
Athletic Training Club
Nursing Club
Active Minds
Health Profession Club
SCHOOL NEWS
NOTABLE & QUOTABLE
Dr. Tunde Szivak, associate professor of health sciences, and Dr. Alyssa Yetter, assistant professor of criminology, in collaboration with former Exercise and Sport Science graduate student Timary Malley, recently published a paper titled “Physical Training Considerations for Police Academy Recruits.”
