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Health Professions at Sentara College of Health Sciences

Health Professions at Sentara College of Health Sciences

Every health professions school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the health professions program at Sentara College of Health Sciences stacks up to those at other schools.

Sentara College of Health Sciences is located in Chesapeake, Virginia and approximately 341 students attend the school each year.

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.

Sentara College of Health Sciences Health Professions Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Health Professions
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Health Professions
  • Master’s Degree in Health Professions

Online Classes Are Available at Sentara College of Health Sciences

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Sentara College of Health Sciences offers distance education options for health professions at the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Master’s Degree

Sentara College of Health Sciences Health Professions Rankings

Health Professions Student Demographics at Sentara College of Health Sciences

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health professions majors at Sentara College of Health Sciences.

Sentara College of Health Sciences Health Professions Master’s Program

93% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 7% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 93% went to women.

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Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from Sentara College of Health Sciences, 70% 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 Sentara College of Health Sciences with a master's in health professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 21
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Sentara College of Health Sciences. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing 15

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 Sentara College of Health Sciences.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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