Communication Sciences at Nova Southeastern University

If you are interested in studying communication sciences, 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 has a total student population of 20,888.

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

NUS Florida Communication Sciences Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Communication Sciences
• Doctorate Degree in Communication Sciences

Online Classes Are Available at NUS Florida

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

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

NUS Florida Communication Sciences Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

In 2021, 121 students received their master’s degree in communication sciences from NUS Florida. This makes it the #4 most popular school for communication sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 25 students who received their doctoral degrees in communication sciences, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Communication Sciences Student Demographics at NUS Florida

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

NUS Florida Communication Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 121 students who graduated with a master’s in communication sciences from NUS Florida in 2021, 2% were men and 98% were women.

Of the students who received a communication sciences master's degree from NUS Florida, 56% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the communication sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 37% of degree recipients. That is 10% 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 communication sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	29
White	68
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

NUS Florida also has a doctoral program available in communication sciences. In 2021, 25 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Communication Sciences

The following communication sciences 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
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	128
Audiology/Audiologist	18

Related Majors

• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Health/Medical Prep Programs
• Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences
• Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services

Careers That Communication Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication sciences 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
Health Specialties Professors	9,250	$80,990
Speech-Language Pathologists	7,380	$76,820
Audiologists	820	$68,730

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.