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Shenandoah University – A Center for Health Care Excellence

Programs range from pre-health, master’s-level public health, doctoral programs in nursing, pharmacy, physical therapy, and occupational therapy, and exciting dual-degree programs and one-of-a-kind graduate certificates. 

Health Professions

  • We educate and inspire developing professionals who enhance the health of individuals and communities.
  • Graduate programs include athletic training, occupational therapy, physician assistant studies, physical therapy, and public health. Certificates are also offered in performing arts medicine, anatomy and physiology and population health, performing arts health & fitness certificate, esports medicine, and esports health & fitness.
  • Classes offered in Winchester, Loudoun and online.
  • Explore our doctoral degrees, master’s degrees, and certificate programs to become a patient-centered practitioner in the health professions.

View our Graduate Health Professions Website

Nursing

  • We are committed to providing outstanding education to nurses at all levels — from people entering the profession with a bachelor’s degree in nursing, to advanced practice nurses seeking doctoral-level training. 
  • Programs include Accelerated Second Degree BSN track, Doctor of Nursing Practice, MSN-Family Nurse Practitioner, MSN-Psychiatric- Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, MSN-Nurse-Midwifery, and more!
  • Classes offered in Winchester, Loudoun, Fairfax and online.

View our Nursing Website

Pharmacy

  • The Bernard J. Dunn School of Pharmacy is accredited by the  Southern Association of Colleges & Schools and Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education.
  • Programs include Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD), Nontraditional Doctor of Pharmacy, dual degree PharmD/Masters of Public Health, PharmD & MBA dual degree, PharmD & Master of Science in Pharmacogenomics and more!
  • Classes offered in Winchester, Fairfax and online.

View our Pharmacy Website

Music Therapy

  • Music therapy is a rapidly developing field that bridges the arts, sciences and humanities.
  • Music therapy has more than 40-year history at Shenandoah, which is home to one of Virginia’s two music therapy programs. Shenandoah offers not only Bachelor of Music Therapy and Master of Music Therapy degrees, but also a Professional Studies Certificate for students who have completed an undergraduate degree in music or a related field.
  • Classes are offered in Winchester and online

View our Music Therapy Website

Pre-Health/Early Assurance

  • The Pre-Health Program is designed to help guide students develop as competitive applicants to graduate schools that match their desired profession (such as athletic training, dentistry, medicine, occupational therapy, pharmacy, physical therapy, physician assistant, public health, and veterinary medicine, and more) and their academic and pre-professional profile.
  • Shenandoah also offers incoming first-year undergraduates with early highly competitive early assurance pathways into a number of its graduate programs in the health professions. 

View our Pre-Health Website