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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 531 students received a bachelor's degree in health professions from NUS Florida.

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
• Doctorate 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

Each year, College Factual ranks health professions programs across the country. The following shows how NUS Florida performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Health Professions Schools	26
Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	99
Most Focused Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	188
	543
Best Health Professions Schools	1,605

In 2021, 910 students received their master’s degree in health professions from NUS Florida. This makes it the #15 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 33% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	24
Black or African American	83
Hispanic or Latino	280
White	112
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	21

NUS Florida Health Professions Master’s Program

Of the 910 health professions students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from NUS Florida, about 19% were men and 81% were women.

In the health professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 49% of degree recipients. That is 8% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	81
Black or African American	127
Hispanic or Latino	215
White	385
International Students	25
Other Races/Ethnicities	77

NUS Florida also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 966 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Dgreco under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.