Health Professions at Eastern Virginia Medical School

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

Eastern Virginia Medical School is located in Norfolk, Virginia and has a total student population of 1,289. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 254 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 Virginia Medical School Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Eastern Virginia Medical School

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 Virginia Medical School does offer online education options in health professions for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

Eastern Virginia Medical School Health Professions Rankings

There were 176 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #166 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Eastern Virginia Medical School

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health professions majors at Eastern Virginia Medical School.

Eastern Virginia Medical School Health Professions Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 254 health professions majors earned their master's degree from Eastern Virginia Medical School. Of these graduates, 28% were men and 72% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in health professions each year. Eastern Virginia Medical School does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from Eastern Virginia Medical School, 53% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the health professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 41% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Eastern Virginia Medical School with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	47
Black or African American	45
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	134
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	25

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 Virginia Medical School. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Medicine	144
Allied Health Professions	79
Health/Medical Prep Programs	68
Public Health	61
Health & Medical Administrative Services	39
Other Health Professions	16
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	14
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	11

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 Virginia Medical School.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.