Criminal Justice & Corrections at Nova Southeastern University

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

NUS Florida is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and has a total student population of 20,888. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students received a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from NUS Florida.

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

NUS Florida Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice
• Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice
• Doctorate Degree in Criminal Justice

Online Classes Are Available at NUS Florida

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

NUS Florida does offer online education options in criminal justice for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

NUS Florida Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the criminal justice progam at NUS Florida compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 criminal justice major at NUS Florida is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Criminal Justice & Corrections. 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 Popular Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor’s Degree Schools	3
	18
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools	149
Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools	573
Most Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools	848

In 2021, 47 students received their master’s degree in criminal justice from NUS Florida. This makes it the #34 most popular school for criminal justice master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 14 students who received their doctoral degrees in criminal justice, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of NUS Florida Criminal Justice Graduates

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at NUS Florida is $34,695. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 2% higher than the national average of $34,135 for all criminal justice bachelor's degree recipients.

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at NUS Florida

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

NUS Florida Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

Of the 17 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice & Corrections from NUS Florida in 2020-2021, 35% were men and 65% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% more racial-ethnic minorities in its criminal justice 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 criminal justice.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

NUS Florida Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

Of the 47 students who earned a master's degree in Criminal Justice & Corrections from NUS Florida in 2020-2021, 21% were men and 79% were women.

In the criminal justice master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 79% of degree recipients. That is 28% 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 criminal justice.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	20
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

NUS Florida also has a doctoral program available in criminal justice. In 2021, 14 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Homeland Security

Careers That Criminal Justice Grads May Go Into

A degree in criminal justice 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
Accountants and Auditors	71,940	$71,790
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	37,650	$59,610
Correctional Officers and Jailers	33,060	$43,410
Managers	23,160	$99,240
Computer Workers	11,060	$78,900

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.