Health Professions at Eastern Mennonite University

What traits are you looking for in a health professions school? To help you decide if Eastern Mennonite University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's health professions program.

Eastern Mennonite is located in Harrisonburg, Virginia and approximately 1,394 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 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.

Eastern Mennonite Health Professions Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Health Professions
• Doctorate Degree in Health Professions

Online Classes Are Available at Eastern Mennonite

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Eastern Mennonite does offer online education options in health professions for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

Eastern Mennonite Health Professions Rankings

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #599 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Eastern Mennonite

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health professions majors at Eastern Mennonite University.

Eastern Mennonite Health Professions Master’s Program

The health professions program at Eastern Mennonite awarded 30 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 7% of these degrees went to men with the other 93% going to women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from Eastern Mennonite, 83% 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 Eastern Mennonite University with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	25
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Health Professions

If you plan to be a health professions major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Eastern Mennonite University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	19
Mental & Social Health Services	14
Health/Medical Prep Programs	1

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 VA, the home state for Eastern Mennonite University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Registered Nurses	64,750	$69,790
Nursing Assistants	39,320	$28,770
Personal Care Aides	39,030	$21,240
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	38,820	$61,190
Software Applications Developers	38,110	$113,690

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 Dyoder under License

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