by our College Data Analytics TeamNursing is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Sentara College of Health Sciences. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in nursing, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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With the affordable and transfer-friendly online RN to BSN program at Southern New Hampshire University, you can build upon your prior educational journey and enhance your professional experience in a program designed to fit around your schedule.
BS in Nursing - RN to BSN - Accelerated RN to MSN
At Southern New Hampshire University, we understand the demands placed on today's nursing professionals. When it comes to your education, consider saving money and time by electing the RN to MSN pathway. Eligible students will complete graduate courses within their undergraduate program. This pathway allows you to gain a BSN along the way and ultimately shorten your time within the MSN Nursing Education or Population Healthcare tracks.
Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at Sentara College of Health Sciences was ranked #1,758 on College Factual's Best Schools for nursing list. It is also ranked #50 in Virginia.
Here are some of the other rankings for Sentara College of Health Sciences.
Part-time undergraduates at Sentara College of Health Sciences paid an average of $371 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $371 | $371 |
| Fees | $1,973 | $1,973 |
Learn more about Sentara College of Health Sciences tuition and fees.
One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Nursing students who received their bachelor’s degree at Sentara College of Health Sciences took out an average of $27,537 in student loans. That is 22% higher than the national average of $22,660.
nursing who receive their bachelor’s degree from Sentara College of Health Sciences make an average of $63,240 a year during the early days of their career. That is about the same as the national average of $62,199.
Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the nursing bachelor’s degree program at Sentara College of Health Sciences. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Sentara College of Health Sciences Online Learning page.
Women made up around 93.4% of the nursing students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 86.9%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in nursing at Sentara College of Health Sciences in 2019-2020, 30.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 33%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 9 |
| Black or African American | 13 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 |
| White | 72 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 25 |
Nursing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Registered Nursing | 79 |
| Nursing Practice | 43 |
*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.
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