Sentara College of Health Sciences
Chesapeake, Virginia · Also known as Sentara College · Website
$77,821
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$77,821
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Sentara College of Health Sciences is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Chesapeake, Virginia with 242 undergraduates and 61 graduate students. Former students earn a median $77,821 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $19,450 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
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A year, after grants
Tuition and fees
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Admission rate
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Completion rate
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Median debt
$19,450
About $206 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$77,821
Rank 223 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
- Students with a need-based grant
- 35%
- Students with federal loans
- 55%
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Dollars a year
Admission and students
- Undergraduates
- 242
- Graduate students
- 61
- Part-time students
- 1.7%
- Women
- 92%
- Students per teacher
- 7
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 3
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 223 of 5,094 US colleges and 5 of 127 in Virginia (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | VA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | - | $19,081 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | - | $16,364 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 80% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | - | 52% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | - | 73% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $19,450 | $20,000 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $78,992 | $36,582 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $77,821 | $42,837 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 75% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 96% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
3 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 91 | $18,888 | $76,356 | $90,720 | $88,910 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 35 | $20,711 | $63,585 | $75,494 | $65,389 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's | Master's | 30 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much do Sentara College of Health Sciences graduates earn?
$77,821 a year is the median pay of former Sentara College of Health Sciences students who work, 10 years after they started ($78,992 after 6 years). That ranks 223 of 5,094 US colleges and 5 of 127 in Virginia. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's) at $76,356.
How much student debt do Sentara College of Health Sciences graduates have?
$19,450 is the median federal student loan debt of Sentara College of Health Sciences graduates, about $206 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 55% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What are the most popular majors at Sentara College of Health Sciences?
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (91 bachelor's graduates), Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (35 associate's graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (30 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 3 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.