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Social Work at Nova Southeastern University

Social Work at Nova Southeastern University

If you plan to study social work, 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.

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

NUS Florida Social Work Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Social Work

NUS Florida Social Work Rankings

Social Work Student Demographics at NUS Florida

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

NUS Florida Social Work Master’s Program

81% Women
71% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 19% of social work master's degrees went to men and 81% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 12% men graduate in social work each year. NUS Florida does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

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In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 71% of degree recipients. That is 27% 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 social work.

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

Concentrations Within Social Work

The following social work concentations are available at Nova Southeastern University. 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
Child Advocacy & Policy 47

Careers That Social Work Grads May Go Into

A degree in social work 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
Healthcare Social Workers 10,660 $50,950
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 9,010 $42,640
Social and Community Service Managers 3,850 $71,820
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists 3,770 $35,630
Substance Abuse Social Workers 3,760 $44,100

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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