Public Health at Nova Southeastern University

67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every public health school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the public health 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.

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

NUS Florida Public Health Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health
Master’s Degree in Public Health

NUS Florida Public Health Rankings

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

Public Health Student Demographics at NUS Florida

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

NUS Florida Public Health Bachelor’s Program

72% Women

67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 28% of public health bachelor's degrees went to men and 72% went to women. The typical public health bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at NUS Florida since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% more racial-ethnic minorities in its public health 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 public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	19
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	17
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

NUS Florida Public Health Master’s Program

85% Women

76% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of public health master's degrees went to men and 85% went to women.

In the public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 76% of degree recipients. That is 26% 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 public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Public Health

The following public health concentations are available at Nova Southeastern University. 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
General Public Health	93
Public Health Education and Promotion	3

Careers That Public Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in public health 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
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	4,920	$58,790
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	2,920	$66,790
Community Health Workers	2,880	$39,930
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	510	$46,530

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
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