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Our health promotion and management master’s degree equips you for leadership careers in corporate health and wellness, public health, health education, health coaching, fitness programming and other health-related fields.
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You can make a strong impression on the job market with a health promotion and management master’s degree from Merrimack. Our program is known for its:
If you qualify for one of Merrimack’s unique health promotion and management fellowships, you can gain hundreds of hours of hands-on workplace experience with high-profile partners such as the Andover Health Department, Food Recovery Network, Merrimack Valley YMCA and Merrimack Athletics. Health promotion and management fellowships include a 50-100% tuition reduction.
You’ll build relationships with seasoned health management practitioners, including nationally renowned researchers such as Juliana Cohen and industry veterans such as Allison Higgins, Raytheon’s former manager of corporate wellness. Merrimack professors combine academic distinction with extensive clinical experience, offering practical insights that go far beyond standard textbook curriculum.
Merrimack’s health promotion and management master’s degree provides tightly integrated expertise in health, wellness, business, administration and policy. Few U.S. graduate programs offer a comparable package, so our health promotion and management program elevates you to the top of the hiring pool and qualifies you for leadership positions.
All students in the health promotion and management program have opportunities to gain practical skills by participating in research, completing fellowships, conducting case studies and doing project-based assignments. The health promotion and management master’s degree culminates in an e-Portfolio and professional presentation that showcases your talent and strengthens your portfolio.
As a student in Merrimack’s Master of Science in Health Promotion and Management graduate program, you’ll have the option to choose a concentration, which adds focus and highly marketable skills to your program of study.
Prepare for a leading role in corporate wellness, public health, fitness programming and other health-related fields. The Health Promotion and Program Management concentration provides a tightly integrated curriculum in health, wellness, leadership, marketing, administration and policy. You’ll graduate with the well-rounded expertise and perspective required for leadership positions.
Prepare for a rewarding career as a health and wellness coach. Students in this concentration learn and practice evidence-based skills to actively engage clients/patients in various settings to foster lifestyle behavioral changes. In addition to earning their Master’s degree, students also receive a Merrimack College Health Coaching Certificate when they complete 50 coaching sessions with real-world clients as part of the course requirement.
*Note courses specific to the Health and Wellness Coaching concentration are offered only in-person, though you may choose to complete your core courses and other electives online.
Help individuals, families and whole communities live healthier lives. The Community Health Education concentration offers you the resources, tools and hands-on training to encourage healthy lifestyles. By studying current population health issues and evidence-based professional practices, you’ll learn how to identify community health challenges—and work to solve them.
Our M.S. degree was recognized as a top 10 program in UniversityHQ's review of Best Online Masters in Health & Wellness for 2023. The rankings were based on data such as admission rates, student retention, and graduate salary figures, "to present an objective and unbiased view" of the colleges assessed.
Merrimack’s health promotion and management program enjoys a stellar reputation among employers. Our alumni have an outstanding record of achievement in the workforce.
Our health promotion and management graduate degree equips you with a full suite of evidence-based methods and professional tools. It includes 32 credits of courses in health promotion, policy, social marketing and more along with a career-preparing capstone involving research, needs assessment, or program design (or a similar in-depth project) along with 8 credits (2 courses) of electives that allow you to tailor the education to your career goals.
The health promotion and management master’s degree includes training in:
Class assignments in the health promotion and management graduate program examine real-world case studies and emphasize relevant, applied skills over abstract theory. The capstone project culminates in a written report, professional presentation or other tangible product that exhibits your knowledge and augments your professional portfolio.
My fellowship allowed me to gain valuable supervised experience and the opportunity to refine my skills into marketable deliverables. This gave me a unique advantage in the marketplace and helped me to land my dream job right after graduation.
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Fellowships in the health promotion and management master’s program can reduce your tuition by 50 percent or more.
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Olivia Bourque ’24 has been a part of the Merrimack College group for four years.
