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Legal Professions at Nova Southeastern University

Every legal professions school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the legal professions 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. Of the 1,413 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Nova Southeastern University in 2021, 17 of them were legal professions majors.

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

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Legal Professions
  • Master’s Degree in Legal Professions
  • Doctorate Degree in Legal Professions

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 legal professions for the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

Each year, College Factual ranks legal professions programs across the country. The following shows how NUS Florida performed in these rankings.

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 legal professions major at NUS Florida is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Legal Professions. 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 Legal Professions Schools 56
Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools 152
Most Focused Legal Professions Schools 158

In 2021, 69 students received their master’s degree in legal professions from NUS Florida. This makes it the #33 most popular school for legal professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 194 students who received their doctoral degrees in legal professions, making the school the #69 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

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

76% Women
76% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 24% of legal professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 76% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 43% more racial-ethnic minorities in its legal professions 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 legal professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 2
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

81% Women
67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 69 students who earned a master's degree in Legal Professions from NUS Florida in 2020-2021, 19% were men and 81% were women.

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In the legal professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 33% 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 legal professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 25
Hispanic or Latino 15
White 20
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

NUS Florida also has a doctoral program available in legal professions. In 2021, 194 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

If you plan to be a legal professions major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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
Law 194
Legal Research 69
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 11
Legal Support Services 8

A degree in legal professions 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
Lawyers 47,280 $128,920
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 30,230 $50,120
Legal Secretaries 9,460 $45,550
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 4,800 $50,350
Legal Support Workers 1,750 $65,520

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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