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Health Professions at Nova Southeastern University

Health Professions at Nova Southeastern University

Every health professions school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the health professions program at Nova Southeastern University stacks up to those at other schools.

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 Health Professions section at the bottom of this page.

NUS Florida Health Professions Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Health Professions
  • Master’s Degree in Health Professions

Online Classes Are Available at NUS Florida

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

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

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Master’s Degree

NUS Florida Health Professions Rankings

The health professions major at NUS Florida is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Health Professions. 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.

There were 966 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at NUS Florida

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

NUS Florida Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

86% Women
74% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 14% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 30% more racial-ethnic minorities in its health professions 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 health professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 41
Black or African American 94
Hispanic or Latino 248
White 122
International Students 9
Other Races/Ethnicities 31

NUS Florida Health Professions Master’s Program

83% Women
48% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

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In the health professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 48% of degree recipients. That is 4% 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 health professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 67
Black or African American 100
Hispanic or Latino 253
White 432
International Students 17
Other Races/Ethnicities 73

Concentrations Within Health Professions

The following health professions concentations are available at Nova Southeastern University. 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
Nursing 626
Allied Health Professions 301
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 259
Medicine 226
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 186
Communication Sciences 146
Dentistry 131
Optometry 107
Health Sciences & Services 98
Public Health 96
Mental & Social Health Services 89
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 82
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 71
Health/Medical Prep Programs 39
Health & Medical Administrative Services 29
Medical Illustration & Informatics 28

Careers That Health Professions Grads May Go Into

A degree in health professions 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
Registered Nurses 177,600 $66,210
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors 107,150 $55,680
Nursing Assistants 89,860 $26,840
Medical Assistants 55,330 $32,870
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 47,540 $44,400

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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