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General Biology at Nova Southeastern University

General Biology at Nova Southeastern University

What traits are you looking for in a biology school? To help you decide if Nova Southeastern University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's biology 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 General Biology section at the bottom of this page.

NUS Florida General Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biology
  • Master’s Degree in Biology

NUS Florida General Biology Rankings

The biology major at NUS Florida is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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.

Biology Student Demographics at NUS Florida

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

NUS Florida General Biology Bachelor’s Program

65% Women
72% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 35% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 65% went to women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at NUS Florida since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 24% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biology bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Nova Southeastern University with a bachelor's in biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 93
Black or African American 16
Hispanic or Latino 63
White 52
International Students 9
Other Races/Ethnicities 16

NUS Florida General Biology Master’s Program

70% Women
63% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 30% of biology master's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

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In the biology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 63% of degree recipients. That is 15% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Nova Southeastern University with a master's in biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 13
Black or African American 10
Hispanic or Latino 24
White 28
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

Concentrations Within General Biology

If you plan to be a biology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Nova Southeastern University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies 233
General Biomedical Sciences 52

Careers That Biology Grads May Go Into

A degree in biology 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
High School Teachers 47,960 $54,120
Medical Scientists 3,470 $82,990
Biological Scientists 1,770 $71,200
Biological Science Professors 1,590 $90,750
Life Scientists 140 $91,970

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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