Health Professions at South University, Richmond

If you plan to study health professions, take a look at what South University, Richmond has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

South University, Richmond is located in Glen Allen, Virginia and has a total student population of 412. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 41 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.

South University, Richmond Health Professions Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Health Professions

South University, Richmond Health Professions Rankings

Health Professions Student Demographics at South University, Richmond

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health professions majors at South University, Richmond.

South University, Richmond Health Professions Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 41 health professions majors earned their master's degree from South University, Richmond. Of these graduates, 20% were men and 80% were women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from South University, Richmond, 51% 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 49% of degree recipients. That is 13% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from South University, Richmond with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	21
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 South University, Richmond. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Allied Health Professions	33
Nursing	7
Mental & Social Health Services	3

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 South University, Richmond.

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.