Special Education at Nova Southeastern University

If you plan to study special 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 approximately 20,888 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students received a bachelor's degree in special ed from NUS Florida.

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

NUS Florida Special Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Special Ed
• Master’s Degree in Special Ed

Online Classes Are Available at NUS Florida

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

• Master’s Degree

NUS Florida Special Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the special ed progam at NUS Florida compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The special ed major at NUS Florida is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Special 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 Online Special Education Schools	104
	339
Best Value Special Education Schools	612

In 2021, 33 students received their master’s degree in special ed from NUS Florida. This makes it the #142 most popular school for special ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Special Ed Student Demographics at NUS Florida

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

NUS Florida Special Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 6 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Special Education from NUS Florida in 2020-2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in special ed at NUS Florida are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities in its special ed 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 special ed.

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

NUS Florida Special Education Master’s Program

Of the 33 students who graduated with a master’s in special ed from NUS Florida in 2021, 18% were men and 82% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in special ed each year. NUS Florida does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

In the special ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 85% of degree recipients. That is 57% 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 special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

NUS Florida also has a doctoral program available in special ed. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Educational Assessment
• Teaching English or French
• Teacher Education Grade Specific
• Curriculum & Instruction
• Teacher Education Subject Specific

Careers That Special Ed Grads May Go Into

A degree in special ed 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
Special Education Teachers	7,310	$51,500
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	5,020	$60,720
Special Education Professors	4,660	$55,080
Interpreters and Translators	3,720	$49,300
Middle School Special Education Teachers	2,490	$55,050

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.