Education at Nova Southeastern University

If you plan to study education, take a look at what Nova Southeastern University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

NUS Florida is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and has a total student population of 20,888. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 students received a bachelor's degree in education from NUS Florida.

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

NUS Florida Education Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Education
• Bachelor’s Degree in Education
• Master’s Degree in Education
• Doctorate Degree in Education

Online Classes Are Available at NUS Florida

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? NUS Florida offers distance education options for education at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

NUS Florida Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the education progam at NUS Florida 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 education major at NUS Florida is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Education. 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
Most Popular Education Schools	73
Best Value Education Associate Degree Schools	174
Most Focused Education Schools	564
	760

In 2021, 315 students received their master’s degree in education from NUS Florida. This makes it the #99 most popular school for education master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 294 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #6 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at NUS Florida

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

NUS Florida Education Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of education associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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

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

NUS Florida Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 30 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in education from NUS Florida in 2021, 3% were men and 97% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 23% more racial-ethnic minorities in its education 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 education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

NUS Florida Education Master’s Program

Of the 315 students who graduated with a master’s in education from NUS Florida in 2021, 22% were men and 78% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in education each year. NUS Florida does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 78% of degree recipients. That is 48% 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 education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	121
Hispanic or Latino	120
White	47
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	21

NUS Florida also has a doctoral program available in education. In 2021, 294 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Education

If you plan to be a education 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
General Education	296
Educational Administration	193
Teacher Education Subject Specific	110
Special Education	39
Curriculum & Instruction	37
Teacher Education Grade Specific	32
Teaching English or French	6
Educational Assessment	2

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism
• Social Sciences
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Psychology

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education 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
Elementary School Teachers	75,750	$50,070
Teacher Assistants	50,440	$25,010
High School Teachers	47,960	$54,120
Middle School Teachers	30,110	$53,140
Preschool Teachers	25,940	$27,990

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.