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Nursing at Sentara College of Health Sciences

Nursing at Sentara College of Health Sciences

If you plan to study nursing, take a look at what Sentara College of Health Sciences has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Sentara College of Health Sciences is located in Chesapeake, Virginia and has a total student population of 341.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Nursing section at the bottom of this page.

Sentara College of Health Sciences Nursing Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
  • Master’s Degree in Nursing

Sentara College of Health Sciences Nursing Rankings

The nursing major at Sentara College of Health Sciences is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Nursing. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Nursing Student Demographics at Sentara College of Health Sciences

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

Sentara College of Health Sciences Nursing Bachelor’s Program

96% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 4% of nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 96% went to women.

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About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at Sentara College of Health Sciences are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Sentara College of Health Sciences with a bachelor's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 15
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 55
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

Sentara College of Health Sciences Nursing Master’s Program

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

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Of the students who received a nursing 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 nursing.

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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 Nursing

Nursing 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 Sentara College of Health Sciences. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 96
Nursing Practice 16
Clinical Nurse Leader 7

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing 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
Medical and Health Services Managers 7,650 $116,770
Nurse Practitioners 4,710 $105,170
Nursing Instructors and Professors 1,480 $70,540
Nurse Anesthetists 850 $187,320

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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