General Public Health at Nova Southeastern University

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

If you plan to study general public health, 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 has a total student population of 20,888.

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

NUS Florida General Public Health Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at NUS Florida

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

NUS Florida does offer online education options in general public health for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

NUS Florida General Public Health Rankings

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

General Public Health Student Demographics at NUS Florida

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

NUS Florida General Public Health Bachelor’s Program

72% Women

67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 28% of general public health bachelor's degrees went to men and 72% went to women. The typical general 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 16% more racial-ethnic minorities in its general 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 general 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 General Public Health Master’s Program

85% Women

76% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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

In the general public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 76% of degree recipients. That is 25% 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 general 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

Public Health Education and Promotion

Careers That General Public Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in general 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
Community Health Workers	2,880	$39,930

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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