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Social Work at Nova Southeastern University

If you are interested in studying social work, 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, 47 students received their master's degree in social work.

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

NUS Florida Social Work Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Social Work

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? NUS Florida offers distance education options for social work at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

NUS Florida Social Work Rankings

Social Work Student Demographics at NUS Florida

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

NUS Florida Social Work Master’s Program

89% Women
81% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The social work program at NUS Florida awarded 47 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 11% of these degrees went to men with the other 89% going to women.

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In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 81% of degree recipients. That is 38% 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 social work.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 29
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 8
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Careers That Social Work Grads May Go Into

A degree in social work 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
Healthcare Social Workers 10,660 $50,950
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 9,010 $42,640
Social and Community Service Managers 3,850 $71,820
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists 3,770 $35,630
Substance Abuse Social Workers 3,760 $44,100

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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