General Psychology at Nova Southeastern University

Every general 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 has a total student population of 20,888. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 77 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from NUS Florida.

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

NUS Florida General Psychology Degrees Available

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

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? NUS Florida offers distance education options for psychology at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

NUS Florida General Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology 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 psychology major at NUS Florida is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	37
Most Popular General Psychology Schools	344
Best Value General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	885

In 2021, 34 students received their master’s degree in psychology from NUS Florida. This makes it the #37 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of NUS Florida Psychology Graduates

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at NUS Florida is $26,585. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $28,637 for all psychology 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 General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 77 psychology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from NUS Florida, about 10% were men and 90% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% 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	5
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	31
White	26
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

NUS Florida General Psychology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 34 students graduated with a master's degree in psychology from NUS Florida. About 3% were men and 97% were women.

In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 65% of degree recipients. That is 18% 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	1
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

NUS Florida also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Child Development & Psychology
• Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology

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.