Education at Nova Southeastern University

If you are interested in studying education, you may want to check out the program at Nova Southeastern University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

NUS Florida is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and approximately 20,888 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 315 students received their master's degree in education.

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

NUS Florida Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Education
• Doctorate Degree in Education

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 education for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

NUS Florida Education Rankings

There were 294 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #6 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at NUS Florida

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

NUS Florida Education Master’s Program

Of the 315 education students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from NUS Florida, about 22% were men and 78% were women.

In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 78% of degree recipients. That is 48% 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 education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	121
Hispanic or Latino	120
White	47
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	21

Concentrations Within Education

The following education 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
General Education	296
Educational Administration	193
Teacher Education Subject Specific	95
Curriculum & Instruction	37
Special Education	33
Teacher Education Grade Specific	22
Teaching English or French	6
Educational Assessment	2

Related Majors

• Social Sciences
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Psychology

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education 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
Elementary School Teachers	75,750	$50,070
Teacher Assistants	50,440	$25,010
High School Teachers	47,960	$54,120
Middle School Teachers	30,110	$53,140
Preschool Teachers	25,940	$27,990

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.