Health Professions at Southern Adventist University

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

Southern Adventist is located in Collegedale, Tennessee and has a total student population of 2,730. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 46 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.

Southern Adventist Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Southern Adventist Health Professions Rankings

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #545 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Southern Adventist

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

Southern Adventist Health Professions Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 46 health professions majors earned their master's degree from Southern Adventist. 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. Southern Adventist 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 Southern Adventist, 85% 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 Southern Adventist University with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	39
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 Southern Adventist University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	54
Health & Medical Administrative Services	4
Public Health	2

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 TN, the home state for Southern Adventist University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Registered Nurses	60,360	$61,320
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	35,680	$56,600
Nursing Assistants	28,340	$26,400
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	24,410	$40,120
Personal Care Aides	21,100	$21,060

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 Absecon 49 under License

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