Communication Sciences at Nova Southeastern University

If you plan to study communication sciences, 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.

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

NUS Florida Communication Sciences Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Communication Sciences

NUS Florida Communication Sciences Rankings

There were 25 students who received their doctoral degrees in communication sciences, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Communication Sciences Student Demographics at NUS Florida

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

NUS Florida Communication Sciences Master’s Program

98% Women

35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 2% of communication sciences master's degrees went to men and 98% went to women.

Of the students who received a communication sciences master's degree from NUS Florida, 61% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the communication sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 35% of degree recipients. That is 6% 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 communication sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	44
White	97
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

Concentrations Within Communication Sciences

If you plan to be a communication sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Nova Southeastern University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	128
Audiology/Audiologist	18

Careers That Communication Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication sciences 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
Health Specialties Professors	9,250	$80,990
Speech-Language Pathologists	7,380	$76,820
Audiologists	820	$68,730

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.

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