Nursing at Nova Southeastern University

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

NUS Florida is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and approximately 20,888 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 403 students received a bachelor's degree in nursing from NUS Florida.

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

NUS Florida Nursing Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
• Master’s Degree in Nursing
• Doctorate Degree in Nursing

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, NUS Florida does offer online courses in nursing for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

NUS Florida Nursing Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks nursing 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 nursing major at NUS Florida is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Nursing. 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 Focused Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	329
Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	357
	508
Best Nursing Schools	732
Most Focused Nursing Schools	827

In 2021, 202 students received their master’s degree in nursing from NUS Florida. This makes it the #41 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #234 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from NUS Florida Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at NUS Florida is $63,194. This is 1% higher than $62,880, which is the national average for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

Nursing Student Demographics at NUS Florida

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

NUS Florida Nursing Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 86% went to women. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at NUS Florida since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 44% more racial-ethnic minorities in its nursing 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 nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	62
Hispanic or Latino	241
White	70
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

NUS Florida Nursing Master’s Program

Of the 202 students who graduated with a master’s in nursing from NUS Florida in 2021, 10% were men and 90% were women.

In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 69% of degree recipients. That is 33% 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 nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	61
Hispanic or Latino	71
White	46
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

NUS Florida also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 9 students 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
• Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing 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
Nurse Practitioners	10,590	$101,100
Nurse Anesthetists	2,180	$177,390
Nurse Midwives	330	$88,060

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.