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Registered Nursing at Sentara College of Health Sciences

If you plan to study registered 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 approximately 341 students attend the school each year. Of the 104 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Sentara College of Health Sciences in 2021, 88 of them were registered nursing majors.

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

Sentara College of Health Sciences Registered Nursing Degrees Available

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

Sentara College of Health Sciences Registered Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the registered nursing progam at Sentara College of Health Sciences compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The registered nursing major at Sentara College of Health Sciences is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Registered 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 1
Best Value Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 1
Best Value Registered Nursing Schools 1
Most Focused Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 24
Best Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 49
Most Focused Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 49
Best Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 70
83
Best Registered Nursing Schools 92
Most Focused Registered Nursing Schools 107
Most Popular Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 185
267
Most Popular Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 489
618
Most Popular Registered Nursing Schools 735

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in registered nursing from Sentara College of Health Sciences. This makes it the #185 most popular school for registered nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

Registered Nursing Student Demographics at Sentara College of Health Sciences

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

Sentara College of Health Sciences Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Program

93% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The registered nursing program at Sentara College of Health Sciences awarded 88 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 7% of these degrees went to men with the other 93% going to women.

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About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in registered 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 registered nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 8
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 62
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 12

Sentara College of Health Sciences Registered Nursing Master’s Program

88% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 8 students who graduated with a master’s in registered nursing from Sentara College of Health Sciences in 2021, 13% were men and 88% were women.

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In the registered nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 14% better than the national average.*

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 registered nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Sentara College of Health Sciences also has a doctoral program available in registered nursing. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Registered Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in registered 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
Nursing Instructors and Professors 1,480 $70,540

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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