Psychology at Nova Southeastern University

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

NUS Florida is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and approximately 20,888 students attend the school each year.

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

NUS Florida Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology
• Master’s Degree in Psychology

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.

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

• Master’s Degree

NUS Florida Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at NUS Florida is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Psychology. 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 96 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #6 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at NUS Florida

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

NUS Florida Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% more racial-ethnic minorities in its psychology 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 psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	31
White	27
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

NUS Florida Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 12% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 58% of degree recipients. That is 14% 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 psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	16
Black or African American	64
Hispanic or Latino	174
White	168
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	29

Concentrations Within Psychology

The following psychology concentations are available at Nova Southeastern University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Nova Southeastern University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	529
General Psychology	111
Child Development & Psychology	3

Careers That Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in psychology 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
Managers	23,160	$99,240
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	3,950	$76,190
Psychologists	1,330	$96,640
Psychology Professors	1,060	$77,810

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.