Nova Southeastern University
Fort Lauderdale, FL · Private nonprofit · Graduate degree-granting
A private nonprofit institution in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges, Nova Southeastern University serves students across multiple degree programs. With 7,240 students, it is a mid-size institution. Graduates earn a median of $59,209 ten years after enrollment, which is 45% above the national median of $40,747. The graduation rate is 63.8%. On the financial side, median graduate debt is $24,250, yielding an earnings-to-debt ratio of 2.44x. The average net price after financial aid is $30,371 per year. The most popular programs include Medicine, Cognitive Psychology, Registered Nursing, Biology, and Education.
Key Outcomes
Median Earnings (10yr)
$59,209
Graduation Rate
63.8%
Median Debt
$24,250
Average Net Price
$30,371
Earnings-to-Cost Ratio
0.49x
Earnings-to-Debt Ratio
2.44x
Admissions & Enrollment
Total Enrollment
7,240
Admission Rate
73.2%
Average SAT
1157
Retention Rate
75.6%
Cost
In-State Tuition
$38,700
Out-of-State Tuition
$38,700
Pell Grant Rate
35.8%
Federal Loan Rate
45.1%
Net Cost by Family Income
Income $0–$30K
$26,603
Income $30K–$48K
$27,048
Income $48K–$75K
$29,953
Income $110K+
$35,443
Student Demographics
Women
74.6%
White
27.3%
Black
15.2%
Hispanic
32.6%
Asian
12.2%
Two or More Races
3.0%
Student Loan Performance
Repayment Rate (3yr)
48.0%
Accreditations
- Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics — Dietetics (DIET) - Coordinated Program in Dietetics, Didactic Program in Dietetics (Accredited)
- Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — Nursing (NUR) - Baccalaureate program (Accredited)
- Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education — Pharmacy (PHAR) - Professional degree programs (Accredited)
- American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education — Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) - Clinical training programs at the master's, doctoral, and postgraduate levels (Accredited)
- American Bar Association, Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar — Law (LAW) - Professional schools (Accredited)
- American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation — Predoctoral, Post Doctoral - Advanced dental education programs (advanced education in general dentistry and general practice residency), Endodontics, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMS), Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics, Pediatric Dentistry, Periodontics, Prosthodontics (including maxillofacial prosthetics and combined prosthodontics/maxillofacial prosthetics) (Accredited)
- American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education — Occupational Therapy (OT) - Professional Programs, Occupational Therapy (OTM) - Programs leading to a Master's Degree, Occupational Therapy (OTD) - Programs leading to a Doctoral Degree (Accredited)
- American Optometric Association, Accreditation Council on Optometric Education — Optometry (OPT) - Professional degree programs, Optometry (OPTR) - Residency programs (Accredited)
- American Osteopathic Association, Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation — Osteopathic Medicine (OSTEO) - Programs leading to the D.O. degree (Accredited)
- American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education — Physical Therapy (PT) - Professional programs for the physical therapist (Accredited)
- American Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation — Clinical Psychology (CLPSY) - PhD Doctoral programs, Professional Psychology (IPSY) - Predoctoral internship programs, School Psychology (SCPSY) - PhD Doctoral programs, Clinical Psychology (CLPSYD) - PsyD Doctoral programs (Accredited)
- American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology — Clinical doctoral program in Audiology (Accredited)
- Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education — Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels, Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels, Nursing (CNDNP) - Nursing education programs at the doctorate degree levels (Accredited)
- Council on Education for Public Health — Public Health Programs (PHPG) - Graduate level program offered outside a school of public health, Public Health Programs (PHPBG) - Baccalaureate and Graduate level programs offered outside a school of public health (Accredited)
- Liaison Committee on Medical Education — Medicine (MED) - Programs leading to the M.D. degree (Accredited)
- National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education — Teacher Education (TED) - Baccalaureate and graduate programs for the preparation of teachers and other professional personnel for elementary and secondary schools (Accredited)
- Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges — Institutional Accreditation (Accredited)
Programs (147)
Bachelor (39)
| Program | Median Earnings | Completers |
|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing | $88,004 | 391 |
| Biology | $57,249 | 249 |
| Psychology | $50,563 | 92 |
| Sports & Fitness | $55,487 | 64 |
| Public Health | Not reported | 64 |
| Neuroscience | Not reported | 61 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic & Treatment | $83,250 | 48 |
| Finance | $66,302 | 42 |
| Ecology | $45,287 | 41 |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting | Not reported | 34 |
| Business Administration & Management | $67,851 | 33 |
| Entrepreneurship | Not reported | 33 |
| Secondary Education | Not reported | 28 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | $71,972 | 26 |
| Marketing | Not reported | 26 |
| Communications | Not reported | 25 |
| Computer Science | Not reported | 23 |
| Teacher Education | Not reported | 21 |
| Natural Resources Conservation | Not reported | 18 |
| Computer & Information Sciences | Not reported | 17 |
| Foods, Nutrition & Wellness | Not reported | 17 |
| Political Science | Not reported | 15 |
| Accounting | $73,874 | 15 |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies | Not reported | 13 |
| Liberal Arts & Sciences | Not reported | 12 |
| Chemistry | Not reported | 12 |
| Physiology | $122,809 | 9 |
| Fine Arts | Not reported | 8 |
| Health Services | $82,727 | 8 |
| Legal Support Services | Not reported | 7 |
| Special Education | Not reported | 5 |
| Human Development & Family Studies | Not reported | 5 |
| Engineering | Not reported | 4 |
| English Language & Literature | Not reported | 4 |
| International Relations | Not reported | 4 |
| Drama & Theater Arts | Not reported | 4 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Not reported | 3 |
| Sociology | Not reported | 3 |
| History | Not reported | 3 |
Master (51)
| Program | Median Earnings | Completers |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive Psychology | $64,896 | 409 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic & Treatment | $129,749 | 238 |
| Registered Nursing | $113,592 | 237 |
| Communication Disorders | $67,111 | 160 |
| Business Administration & Management | $86,083 | 158 |
| Educational Administration | $70,069 | 104 |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting | $221,571 | 96 |
| Biology | Not reported | 84 |
| Secondary Education | $64,174 | 77 |
| Legal Studies | $91,014 | 66 |
| Accounting | $96,451 | 58 |
| Human Resources Management | $67,513 | 57 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | $57,180 | 54 |
| Human Development & Family Studies | $61,760 | 48 |
| Mental Health Services | $55,344 | 48 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | $73,781 | 48 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | Not reported | 48 |
| Psychology | $60,151 | 43 |
| Ecology | $62,655 | 39 |
| Nutrition Sciences | Not reported | 38 |
| Special Education | $58,972 | 35 |
| Public Health | $98,338 | 33 |
| Information Science | $105,187 | 32 |
| Computer & Information Systems Security | Not reported | 32 |
| Social Work | $62,202 | 31 |
| Finance | Not reported | 31 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | $61,713 | 28 |
| Medical Illustration | $127,664 | 27 |
| Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Not reported | 25 |
| Marketing | Not reported | 24 |
| Health Services Administration | Not reported | 22 |
| Sports & Fitness | Not reported | 20 |
| Public Administration | $71,298 | 20 |
| Teacher Education | $57,713 | 19 |
| Computer Science | $142,461 | 18 |
| Natural Resources Conservation | Not reported | 17 |
| Real Estate | Not reported | 17 |
| Computer & Information Sciences | $103,720 | 16 |
| Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences | Not reported | 15 |
| Health Services | $85,889 | 12 |
| Homeland Security | Not reported | 11 |
| International Business | Not reported | 11 |
| Computer Software Engineering | Not reported | 9 |
| Rhetoric & Composition | Not reported | 8 |
| Pharmacy | Not reported | 6 |
| Clinical Psychology | Not reported | 5 |
| Dispute Resolution | Not reported | 4 |
| Entrepreneurship | Not reported | 4 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Not reported | 3 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | $58,880 | 0 |
| Taxation | $93,144 | 0 |
Doctoral (17)
| Program | Median Earnings | Completers |
|---|---|---|
| Education | $81,299 | 245 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | $80,533 | 53 |
| Health Services | $114,954 | 37 |
| Registered Nursing | Not reported | 19 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | $109,172 | 14 |
| Dispute Resolution | $66,910 | 13 |
| Mental Health Services | $62,583 | 10 |
| Pharmacy | $131,167 | 9 |
| Information Science | Not reported | 6 |
| Cognitive Psychology | $99,428 | 6 |
| Computer Science | Not reported | 5 |
| Geological Sciences | Not reported | 3 |
| Secondary Education | $55,151 | 1 |
| Communication Disorders | $96,694 | Not reported |
| Dentistry | $156,942 | Not reported |
| Medicine | $130,217 | Not reported |
| Optometry | $130,197 | Not reported |
First Professional (9)
| Program | Median Earnings | Completers |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine | Not reported | 424 |
| Pharmacy | Not reported | 237 |
| Law | $96,470 | 163 |
| Optometry | Not reported | 132 |
| Dentistry | Not reported | 127 |
| Cognitive Psychology | Not reported | 93 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | Not reported | 91 |
| Communication Disorders | Not reported | 24 |
| Mental Health Services | Not reported | 6 |
Graduate Certificate (12)
| Program | Median Earnings | Completers |
|---|---|---|
| Health Services Administration & Management | Not reported | 65 |
| Educational Administration | Not reported | 52 |
| Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences | Not reported | 48 |
| Registered Nursing | Not reported | 16 |
| Human Resources Management | Not reported | 13 |
| Cognitive Psychology | Not reported | 12 |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting | Not reported | 9 |
| Health Services | Not reported | 8 |
| Gerontology | Not reported | 7 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | Not reported | 5 |
| Finance | Not reported | 3 |
| Marketing | Not reported | 3 |
Show 19 additional programs with limited data
| Program | Level | Completers |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Software Engineering | Graduate Certificate | 2 |
| Secondary Education | Graduate Certificate | 2 |
| Legal Support Services | Graduate Certificate | 2 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor | 2 |
| Dispute Resolution | Graduate Certificate | 2 |
| Public Administration | Bachelor | 2 |
| Music | Bachelor | 2 |
| Computer & Information Systems Security | Doctoral | 1 |
| Educational Assessment | Graduate Certificate | 1 |
| Educational Media | Graduate Certificate | 1 |
| Physiology | Master | 1 |
| Biomathematics & Bioinformatics | Graduate Certificate | 1 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor | 1 |
| International Relations | Graduate Certificate | 1 |
| Health Services Administration | Graduate Certificate | 1 |
| Public Health | Graduate Certificate | 1 |
| Business | Bachelor | 1 |
| Entrepreneurship | Graduate Certificate | 1 |
| Real Estate | Bachelor | 1 |
Rankings Featuring This Institution
- Highest Earning Master's Nursing & Health Programs
- Highest Earning Doctoral Nursing & Health Programs
- Highest Earning Bachelor's Biology Programs
- Highest Earning Master's Law Programs
- Highest Earning Master's Family & Consumer Sciences Programs
- Highest Earning Bachelor's Criminal Justice Programs
- Highest Earning Master's Computer Science Programs in Florida
- Highest Earning Bachelor's Nursing & Health Programs in Florida
- Highest Earning Master's Nursing & Health Programs in Florida
- Highest Earning Doctoral Nursing & Health Programs in Florida
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