Health Professions at Southern Adventist University

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 Southern Adventist University stacks up to those at other schools.

Southern Adventist is located in Collegedale, Tennessee and approximately 2,730 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.

Southern Adventist Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Southern Adventist Health Professions Rankings

The health professions major at Southern Adventist is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Health Professions. 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.

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 Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of health professions associate's degrees went to men and 69% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in health professions only graduates about 18% men each year. The program at Southern Adventist may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 13% more women than average.

Southern Adventist does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in health professions graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southern Adventist University with a associate's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	27
White	54
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Southern Adventist Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. The typical health professions bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% men. So male students are more repesented at Southern Adventist since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% more racial-ethnic minorities in its health professions bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southern Adventist University with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	18
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	22
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Southern Adventist Health Professions Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. Southern Adventist does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from Southern Adventist, 86% 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	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	24
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Health Professions

The following health professions concentations are available at Southern Adventist University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Southern Adventist University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	229
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	13
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	11
Health & Medical Administrative Services	7
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	6
Communication Sciences	6
Public Health	2
Dental Support Services	1

Related Majors

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.