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Nursing at Nova Southeastern University

If you plan to study nursing, 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. Of the 403 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Nova Southeastern University in 2021, 403 of them were nursing majors.

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

NUS Florida Nursing Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
  • Master’s Degree in Nursing
  • Doctorate Degree in Nursing

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 nursing for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Master’s Degree

NUS Florida Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nursing 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 nursing major at NUS Florida is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Nursing. 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 Online Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 11
Most Popular Online Nursing Schools 17
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 41
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 56
Most Popular Nursing Schools 59
Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 90
Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 94
151
Most Focused Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 164
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 191
Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 226
Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 233
Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 251
310
Most Focused Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 329
Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 333
Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 357
370
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 393
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 411
Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 471
508
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 540
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 709
Best Nursing Schools 732
Most Focused Nursing Schools 827
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Best Value Nursing Schools 1,548

In 2021, 202 students received their master’s degree in nursing from NUS Florida. This makes it the #41 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #234 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of NUS Florida Nursing Graduates

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at NUS Florida is $63,194. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 1% higher than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

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Nursing Student Demographics at NUS Florida

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

NUS Florida Nursing Bachelor’s Program

86% Women
79% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 403 nursing majors earned their bachelor's degree from NUS Florida. Of these graduates, 14% were men and 86% were women. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at NUS Florida since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 44% more racial-ethnic minorities in its nursing 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 nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 11
Black or African American 62
Hispanic or Latino 241
White 70
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 17

NUS Florida Nursing Master’s Program

90% Women
69% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 202 nursing students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from NUS Florida, about 10% were men and 90% were women.

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In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 69% of degree recipients. That is 33% 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 nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 61
Hispanic or Latino 71
White 46
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 17

NUS Florida also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 9 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Nursing

Nursing 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
Registered Nursing 440
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 179
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 7

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing 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
Registered Nurses 177,600 $66,210
Nurse Practitioners 10,590 $101,100
Nurse Anesthetists 2,180 $177,390
Nurse Midwives 330 $88,060

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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