Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, Florida · Private, nonprofit

Of 64 assessed programs, 62 leave graduates out-earning a typical Florida high-school graduate (about $34,350/yr) and 2 fall short. Another 129 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$26,603
$30k to $48k	$27,048
$48k to $75k	$29,953
$75k to $110k	$34,277
$110k and up	$35,443
All families (average)	$30,371

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

64 of 193 programs could be assessed 33% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Florida high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$88,004	+$53,654	clears the bar	$26,250	0.5 yrs	453
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	$64,896	+$30,546	clears the bar	$71,750	2.3 yrs	363
Education	Doctoral Degree	$81,299	+$46,949	clears the bar	$142,473	3.0 yrs	318
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$57,249	+$22,899	clears the bar	$21,138	0.9 yrs	256
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	$129,749	+$95,399	clears the bar	$137,125	1.4 yrs	244
Nursing	Master's Degree	$113,592	+$79,242	clears the bar	$70,148	0.9 yrs	230
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	$67,111	+$32,761	clears the bar	$92,250	2.8 yrs	174
Law	First Professional Degree	$96,470	+$62,120	clears the bar	$162,455	2.6 yrs	172
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$86,083	+$51,733	clears the bar	$55,500	1.1 yrs	157
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$70,069	+$35,719	clears the bar	$60,596	1.7 yrs	104
Accounting	Master's Degree	$96,451	+$62,101	clears the bar	$48,816	0.8 yrs	92
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$64,174	+$29,824	clears the bar	$73,886	2.5 yrs	86
Human Resources	Master's Degree	$67,513	+$33,163	clears the bar	$61,500	1.9 yrs	84
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$50,563	+$16,213	clears the bar	$19,500	1.2 yrs	83
Management Science	Master's Degree	$68,202 1-year earnings	+$33,852	clears the bar	$51,250	1.5 yrs	80
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$55,487	+$21,137	clears the bar	$23,250	1.1 yrs	73
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	Master's Degree	$91,014	+$56,664	clears the bar	$54,664	1.0 yrs	72
Medical Assisting	Master's Degree	$221,571	+$187,221	clears the bar	$192,865	1.0 yrs	71
Human Development and Family Studies	Master's Degree	$61,760	+$27,410	clears the bar	$51,250	1.9 yrs	67
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$67,851	+$33,501	clears the bar	$25,475	0.8 yrs	59
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Master's Degree	$73,781	+$39,431	clears the bar	$91,554	2.3 yrs	58
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Master's Degree	$55,344	+$20,994	clears the bar	$79,244	3.8 yrs	55
Information Science	Master's Degree	$105,187	+$70,837	clears the bar	$59,500	0.8 yrs	52
Special Education	Master's Degree	$58,972	+$24,622	clears the bar	$125,828	5.1 yrs	51
Social Work	Master's Degree	$62,202	+$27,852	clears the bar	$60,470	2.2 yrs	51
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Doctoral Degree	$80,533	+$46,183	clears the bar	$142,062	3.1 yrs	50
Marketing	Master's Degree	$58,416 1-year earnings	+$24,066	clears the bar	$56,435	2.3 yrs	48
Health Sciences	Doctoral Degree	$114,954	+$80,604	clears the bar	$79,423	1.0 yrs	46
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	$83,250	+$48,900	clears the bar	$30,375	0.6 yrs	46
Finance	Master's Degree	$65,748 1-year earnings	+$31,398	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	44
Public Health	Master's Degree	$98,338	+$63,988	clears the bar	$51,097	0.8 yrs	43
Psychology	Master's Degree	$60,151	+$25,801	clears the bar	$50,652	2.0 yrs	39
Criminal Justice	Master's Degree	$61,713	+$27,363	clears the bar	$51,250	1.9 yrs	35
Health Sciences	Master's Degree	$85,889	+$51,539	clears the bar	$61,685	1.2 yrs	34
Public Administration	Master's Degree	$71,298	+$36,948	clears the bar	$61,500	1.7 yrs	33
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$226,193 1-year earnings	+$191,843	clears the bar	$238,601	1.2 yrs	32
Computer Science	Master's Degree	$142,461	+$108,111	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$66,302	+$31,952	clears the bar	$23,000	0.7 yrs	29
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$45,287	+$10,937	clears the bar	$20,500	1.9 yrs	25
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	$57,180	+$22,830	clears the bar	$61,500	2.7 yrs	24
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	$22,098 1-year earnings	-$12,252	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$71,972	+$37,622	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Health Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$82,727	+$48,377	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Master's Degree	$62,655	+$28,305	clears the bar	$68,145	2.4 yrs	20
Dispute Resolution	Doctoral Degree	$66,910	+$32,560	clears the bar	$143,978	4.4 yrs	20
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$73,874	+$39,524	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	$103,720	+$69,370	clears the bar	$51,250	0.7 yrs	17
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$57,713	+$23,363	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Medical Illustration and Informatics	Master's Degree	$127,664	+$93,314	clears the bar	$80,624	0.9 yrs	16
Real Estate	Master's Degree	$57,509 1-year earnings	+$23,159	clears the bar	$52,792	2.3 yrs	12
Nursing	Doctoral Degree	$124,046 1-year earnings	+$89,696	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Criminal Justice	Doctoral Degree	$109,172	+$74,822	clears the bar	$107,358	1.4 yrs	10
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$122,809	+$88,459	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Doctoral Degree	$62,583	+$28,233	clears the bar	$219,112	7.8 yrs	8
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$28,890 1-year earnings	-$5,460	falls short	$30,014	insufficient data	7
Counseling Psychology	Doctoral Degree	$99,428	+$65,078	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Pharmacy	Doctoral Degree	$131,167	+$96,817	clears the bar	$210,049	2.2 yrs	5
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$58,880	+$24,530	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Taxation	Master's Degree	$93,144	+$58,794	clears the bar	$47,500	0.8 yrs	2
Teacher Education (by subject)	Doctoral Degree	$55,151	+$20,801	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Doctoral Degree	$96,694	+$62,344	clears the bar	$112,750	1.8 yrs	insufficient data
Dentistry	Doctoral Degree	$156,942	+$122,592	clears the bar	$406,377	3.3 yrs	insufficient data
Medicine	Doctoral Degree	$130,217	+$95,867	clears the bar	$336,670	3.5 yrs	insufficient data
Optometry	Doctoral Degree	$130,197	+$95,847	clears the bar	$205,772	2.1 yrs	insufficient data
Medicine	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	277
Pharmacy	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	235
Dentistry	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	124
Physical and Occupational Therapy	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	108
Counseling Psychology	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	95
Optometry	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	95
Neuroscience	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$15,353	insufficient data	79
Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	72
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	70
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	62
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	39
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	39
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	37
Nursing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
IT Administration and Management	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Medical Assisting	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$28,750	insufficient data	25
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Homeland Security	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Pharmacy	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Natural Resources and Conservation	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Healthcare Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Nutrition Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Dispute Resolution	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
International Business	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Information Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Counseling Psychology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Engineering, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Non-Professional Legal Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Legal Support Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Mental Health and Counseling Services	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Computer Software and Media Applications	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Computer Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Human Development and Family Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
English	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Gerontology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Human Resources	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
History	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Legal Support Services	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Finance	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
IT Administration and Management	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Human Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
International Relations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Health Sciences	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Management Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Teacher Education (by subject)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Gerontology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Dispute Resolution	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Dance	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Marketing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Computer and Information Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Special Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Human Development and Family Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Marine Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
International Relations	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Music	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer and Information Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
IT Administration and Management	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($34,350/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.