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

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.

NUS Florida does offer online education options in social work for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

NUS Florida Social Work 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.

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

Of the 47 social work students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from NUS Florida, about 11% were men and 89% were women.

In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 81% of degree recipients. That is 36% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	29
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Related Majors

• Human Services
• Public Administration

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Dgreco under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.