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Health Professions at Nova Southeastern University

If you plan to study health professions, 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. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 910 students received their master's degree in health professions.

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

NUS Florida Health Professions Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Health Professions
  • Doctorate Degree in Health Professions

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.

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

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Master’s Degree

NUS Florida Health Professions Rankings

There were 966 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at NUS Florida

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

NUS Florida Health Professions Master’s Program

81% Women
49% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The health professions program at NUS Florida awarded 910 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 19% of these degrees went to men with the other 81% going to women.

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In the health professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 49% of degree recipients. That is 14% 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 health professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 81
Black or African American 127
Hispanic or Latino 215
White 385
International Students 25
Other Races/Ethnicities 77

Concentrations Within Health Professions

If you plan to be a health professions major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 259
Allied Health Professions 233
Medicine 226
Nursing 223
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 184
Communication Sciences 146
Dentistry 131
Optometry 107
Mental & Social Health Services 89
Health Sciences & Services 86
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 71
Public Health 69
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 63
Health/Medical Prep Programs 39
Health & Medical Administrative Services 29
Medical Illustration & Informatics 28

Careers That Health Professions Grads May Go Into

A degree in health professions 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
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors 107,150 $55,680
Nursing Assistants 89,860 $26,840
Medical Assistants 55,330 $32,870
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 47,540 $44,400

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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