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Criminal Justice Studies at Nova Southeastern University

Criminal Justice Studies at Nova Southeastern University

If you are interested in studying criminal justice studies, you may want to check out the program at Nova Southeastern University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

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 Studies section at the bottom of this page.

NUS Florida Criminal Justice Studies Degrees Available

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

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.

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

  • Master’s Degree

NUS Florida Criminal Justice Studies Rankings

The criminal justice studies major at NUS Florida is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Criminal Justice Studies. 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 studies, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Criminal Justice Studies Student Demographics at NUS Florida

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

NUS Florida Criminal Justice Studies Bachelor’s Program

69% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 31% of criminal justice studies 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 studies.

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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 Studies Master’s Program

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

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In the criminal justice studies 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 studies.

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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

Careers That Criminal Justice Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in criminal justice studies 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
Police and Detective Supervisors 6,840 $87,850
Correctional Officer Supervisors 2,360 $62,490
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors 1,030 $68,780

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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