Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Nova Southeastern University

If you are interested in studying allied health and medical assisting services, you may want to check out the program at Nova Southeastern University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

NUS Florida is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and approximately 20,888 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,413 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Nova Southeastern University in 2021, 19 of them were allied health and medical assisting services majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services section at the bottom of this page.

NUS Florida Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Medical Assisting
• Master’s Degree in Medical Assisting

NUS Florida Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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

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 medical assisting major at NUS Florida is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services. 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
	4
Best Value Allied Health Services Master’s Degree Schools	6
Best Allied Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	8
Best Value Allied Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	14

In 2021, 63 students received their master’s degree in medical assisting from NUS Florida. This makes it the #3 most popular school for medical assisting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Medical Assisting Student Demographics at NUS Florida

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

NUS Florida Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Bachelor’s Program

Of the 19 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in medical assisting from NUS Florida in 2021, 5% were men and 95% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

NUS Florida Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 63 medical assisting majors earned their master's degree from NUS Florida. Of these graduates, 38% were men and 62% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in medical assisting each year. NUS Florida does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 25% more men than average.

In the medical assisting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 57% of degree recipients. That is 2% 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 medical assisting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	16
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	25
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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

Related Majors

• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Health/Medical Prep Programs
• Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences
• Mental & Social Health Services

Careers That Medical Assisting Grads May Go Into

A degree in medical assisting 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
Medical Assistants	55,330	$32,870
Pharmacy Technicians	30,080	$32,090
Health Technologists and Technicians	9,600	$42,730
Health Specialties Professors	9,250	$80,990
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	8,350	$33,280

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.