Health Sciences & Services at Nova Southeastern University

What traits are you looking for in a health science school? To help you decide if Nova Southeastern University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's health science program.

NUS Florida is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and has a total student population of 20,888. In 2021, 12 health science majors received their bachelor's degree from NUS Florida.

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

NUS Florida Health Sciences & Services Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Health Science
• Master’s Degree in Health Science
• Doctorate Degree in Health Science

NUS Florida Health Sciences & Services Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health science progam at NUS Florida compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health science major at NUS Florida is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Health Sciences & Services. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Health Sciences & Services Doctor’s Degree Schools	2
Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Graduate Certificate Schools	15
Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	217

In 2021, 33 students received their master’s degree in health science from NUS Florida. This makes it the #11 most popular school for health science master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 51 students who received their doctoral degrees in health science, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of NUS Florida Health Science Graduates

The median salary of health science students who receive their bachelor's degree at NUS Florida is $48,954. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 56% higher than the national average of $31,369 for all health science bachelor's degree recipients.

Health Science Student Demographics at NUS Florida

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

NUS Florida Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Program

Of the 12 health science students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from NUS Florida, about 25% were men and 75% were women. The typical health science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at NUS Florida since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Nova Southeastern University with a bachelor's in health science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

NUS Florida Health Sciences & Services Master’s Program

Of the 33 health science students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from NUS Florida, about 18% were men and 82% were women.

Of the students who received a health science master's degree from NUS Florida, 61% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Nova Southeastern University with a master's in health science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	20
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

NUS Florida also has a doctoral program available in health science. In 2021, 51 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Health Sciences & Services

If you plan to be a health science major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	96
General Health & Wellness	2

Related Majors

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

Careers That Health Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in health science 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
Community Health Workers	2,880	$39,930

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.