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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Nova Southeastern University

Criminal Justice & Corrections at Nova Southeastern University

If you plan to study criminal justice & corrections, 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 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

NUS Florida Criminal Justice & Corrections 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.

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.

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

69% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 31% of criminal justice bachelor's degrees went to men and 69% went to women.

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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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 12
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

NUS Florida Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

86% Women
75% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 14% of criminal justice master's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

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In the criminal justice master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 75% of degree recipients. That is 24% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 14
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Criminal Justice & Corrections

The following criminal justice concentations are available at Nova Southeastern University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Nova Southeastern University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice Studies 78

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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