Marine Biology at Nova Southeastern University

What traits are you looking for in a biological oceanography school? To help you decide if Nova Southeastern University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's biological oceanography program.

NUS Florida is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and has a total student population of 20,888.

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

NUS Florida Marine Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Oceanography
• Master’s Degree in Biological Oceanography

NUS Florida Marine Biology Rankings

The biological oceanography major at NUS Florida is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Marine Biology. 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.

Biological Oceanography Student Demographics at NUS Florida

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological oceanography majors at Nova Southeastern University.

NUS Florida Marine Biology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 24% of biological oceanography bachelor's degrees went to men and 76% went to women.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biological oceanography at NUS Florida 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 Nova Southeastern University with a bachelor's in biological oceanography.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	30
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

NUS Florida Marine Biology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of biological oceanography master's degrees went to men and 62% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in biological oceanography each year. NUS Florida does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

Of the students who received a biological oceanography master's degree from NUS Florida, 77% 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 Nova Southeastern University with a master's in biological oceanography.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	30
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

Careers That Biological Oceanography Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological oceanography can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for FL, the home state for Nova Southeastern University.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Biological Scientists	1,770	$71,200
Biological Science Professors	1,590	$90,750

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 Dgreco under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.