Public Health at Nova Southeastern University

If you are interested in studying public health, 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. In 2021, 27 public health 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 Public Health section at the bottom of this page.

NUS Florida Public Health Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health
• Master’s Degree in Public Health

NUS Florida Public Health Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public health 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 public health major at NUS Florida is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Public Health. 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
	30
	93
Most Popular Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	164
Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	191
Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	243
Best Value Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	306

In 2021, 65 students received their master’s degree in public health from NUS Florida. This makes it the #67 most popular school for public health master’s degree candidates in the country.

Public Health Student Demographics at NUS Florida

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

NUS Florida Public Health Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 public health majors earned their bachelor's degree from NUS Florida. Of these graduates, 26% were men and 74% were women. The typical public health bachelor's degree program is made up of only 21% men. So male students are more repesented at NUS Florida since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 30% more racial-ethnic minorities in its public health 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 public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

NUS Florida Public Health Master’s Program

Of the 65 public health students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from NUS Florida, about 28% were men and 72% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 21% men graduate in public health each year. NUS Florida does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

In the public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 57% of degree recipients. That is 9% 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 public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	23
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

NUS Florida also has a doctoral program available in public health. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Public Health

If you plan to be a public health major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Nova Southeastern University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Public Health	93
Public Health Education and Promotion	3

Related Majors

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

Careers That Public Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in public health 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
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	4,920	$58,790
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	2,920	$66,790
Community Health Workers	2,880	$39,930
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	510	$46,530

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.