Social Sciences at Nova Southeastern University

If you plan to study social sciences, 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 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 Social Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

NUS Florida Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

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 social sciences for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

NUS Florida Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at NUS Florida is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Social Sciences. 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.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at NUS Florida

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

NUS Florida Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 32% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 68% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% more racial-ethnic minorities in its social sciences 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 social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

The following social sciences 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
Political Science & Government	7
International Relations & National Security	4
Sociology	2

Related Majors

• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Communication & Journalism
• English Language & Literature
• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

Careers That Social Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in social sciences 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
High School Teachers	47,960	$54,120
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	34,950	$64,730
Managers	23,160	$99,240
Social Sciences Professors	2,830	$68,400
Urban and Regional Planners	2,350	$72,910

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.