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Registered Nursing at Nova Southeastern University

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Registered Nursing at Nova Southeastern University

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

NUS Florida is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and approximately 20,888 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 403 students received a bachelor's degree in registered nursing from NUS Florida.

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

NUS Florida Registered Nursing Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Registered Nursing
  • Master’s Degree in Registered Nursing
  • Doctorate Degree in Registered Nursing

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.

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

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Master’s Degree

NUS Florida Registered Nursing Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks registered nursing programs across the country. The following shows how NUS Florida performed in these 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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The registered nursing major at NUS Florida is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Registered Nursing. 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 Popular Online Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 9
Most Focused Registered Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 36
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Best Registered Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 48
Most Popular Registered Nursing Schools 72
Best Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 173
Best Value Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 680
Best Value Registered Nursing Schools 1,454

In 2021, 30 students received their master’s degree in registered nursing from NUS Florida. This makes it the #111 most popular school for registered nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in registered nursing, making the school the #29 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Registered Nursing Student Demographics at NUS Florida

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

NUS Florida Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Program

86% Women
79% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The registered nursing program at NUS Florida awarded 403 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 14% of these degrees went to men with the other 86% going to women. The typical registered nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at NUS Florida since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 43% more racial-ethnic minorities in its registered nursing bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 11
Black or African American 62
Hispanic or Latino 241
White 70
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 17

NUS Florida Registered Nursing Master’s Program

93% Women
63% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 registered nursing majors earned their master's degree from NUS Florida. Of these graduates, 7% were men and 93% were women.

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In the registered nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 63% of degree recipients. That is 27% 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 registered nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 8
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

NUS Florida also has a doctoral program available in registered nursing. In 2021, 7 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Registered Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in registered nursing 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
Registered Nurses 177,600 $66,210

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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