Public Administration & Social Service at Nova Southeastern University

If you plan to study public administration and social service, 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. In 2021, 7 public administration and social service majors received their bachelor's degree from NUS Florida.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Public Administration & Social Service section at the bottom of this page.

NUS Florida Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service
• Master’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

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.

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

• Master’s Degree

NUS Florida Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public administration and social service progam at NUS Florida compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public administration and social service major at NUS Florida is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Public Administration & Social Service. 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
Best Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	432

In 2021, 70 students received their master’s degree in public administration and social service from NUS Florida. This makes it the #200 most popular school for public administration and social service master’s degree candidates in the country.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at NUS Florida

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public administration and social service majors at Nova Southeastern University.

NUS Florida Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

Of the 7 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Public Administration & Social Service from NUS Florida in 2020-2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 41% more racial-ethnic minorities in its public administration and social service 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 public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

NUS Florida Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of public administration and social service master's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

In the public administration and social service master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 84% of degree recipients. That is 40% 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 public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	40
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

NUS Florida also has a doctoral program available in public administration and social service. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

Public Administration & Social Service majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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
Social Work	47
Public Administration	23
Human Services	7

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Careers That Public Administration & Social Service Grads May Go Into

A degree in public administration and social service 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
General and Operations Managers	123,800	$112,600
Managers	23,160	$99,240
Chief Executives	20,860	$187,870
Community and Social Service Specialists	15,220	$40,050
Healthcare Social Workers	10,660	$50,950

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.