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Health Professions at Eastern Virginia Medical School

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Health Professions at Eastern Virginia Medical School

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

Eastern Virginia Medical School is located in Norfolk, Virginia and has a total student population of 1,289.

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

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Eastern Virginia Medical School does offer online courses in health professions for the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

Eastern Virginia Medical School Health Professions Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

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

72% Women
41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 254 students who earned a master's degree in Health Professions from Eastern Virginia Medical School in 2020-2021, 28% were men and 72% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. Eastern Virginia Medical School does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

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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.

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.

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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

Health Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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