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Legal Professions at Nova Southeastern University

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Legal Professions at Nova Southeastern University

Every legal professions school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the legal professions program at Nova Southeastern University stacks up to those at other schools.

NUS Florida is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and has a total student population of 20,888. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 69 students received their master's degree in legal professions.

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

  • Master’s Degree in Legal Professions
  • Doctorate Degree in Legal 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 legal professions for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Master’s Degree

There were 194 students who received their doctoral degrees in legal professions, making the school the #69 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

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

81% Women
67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 69 students earned a master's degree in legal professions from NUS Florida. About 81% of these graduates were women and the other 19% were men.

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In the legal professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 37% 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 legal professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 25
Hispanic or Latino 15
White 20
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

The following legal professions concentations are available at Nova Southeastern University. 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
Law 194
Legal Research 69
Legal Support Services 2

A degree in legal 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
Lawyers 47,280 $128,920
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 30,230 $50,120
Legal Secretaries 9,460 $45,550
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 4,800 $50,350
Legal Support Workers 1,750 $65,520

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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