Also known as

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment
16,138
72.0% Female
28.0% Male

Institution Overview

System
-2
School Type
Private not-for-profit (no religious affiliation)
Academic Calendar
Trimester
Setting
Suburb: Large

Academics

Graduate Assistantships
Yes
Full Time Graduate Enrolled
Yes
Part Time Graduate Enrolled
Yes
Total # of Programs
264
Number of Programs Available (in Category Selected Above)
Master's
93
Doctoral Research
22
Doctoral Professional
13
Distance
70
Degrees Offered
Master's
Doctor's (Research)
Doctor's (Professional)
Certificate Offered
Post-master's
Postbaccalaureate

Student Body

Demographics
0.10%
American Indian or Alaska Native
8.22%
Asian
17.84%
Black or African American
30.87%
Hispanic or Latino
0.10%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
31.88%
White
2.85%
Two or more races
4.58%
Unknown
3.57%
Non-resident Alien

Admissions

Application Fee
$50
Admissions Office Web Address
www.undergrad.nova.edu/admissions

Tuition & Aid

Average Tuition
$22,890

Academics: Programs - Overview

Academic
Yes
Occupational
Yes
Continuing Professional
Yes
Recreational or avocational
Yes
Highest Degree offered
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice

Distance Learning Options

Grad programs or courses
Yes

Degree Programs Offered (in Category Selected Above)

Master's
93
Master's (Distance)
34
Doctor's Degree Research
22
Doctor's Degree Research (Distance)
6
Doctor's Degree Professional
13
Doctor's Degree Professional (Distance)
1
Postbaccalaureate Certificate
33
Postbaccalaureate Certificate (Distance)
5
Post Master's Certificate
37
Post Master's Certificate (Distance)
12
Program Area Program Type Program Format
Campus Distance
Accounting Master's Degree Yes No
Advanced General Dentistry Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General Master's Degree Yes No
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences, Other Post Master's Certificate Yes No
American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence Master's Degree Yes Yes
Anesthesiologist Assistant Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Art Teacher Education Master's Degree Yes Yes
Athletic Training/Trainer Master's Degree Yes No
Audiology/Audiologist Doctoral – Professional Yes No
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Master's Degree Yes No
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology, Other Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Biomedical Sciences, General Master's Degree Yes No
Business Administration and Management, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
No
Clinical Psychology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Doctoral – Professional		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Computer and Information Sciences, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Computer and Information Sciences, Other Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
Yes
No
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
Yes
No
No
Computer Science Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Computer Software Engineering Master's Degree Yes No
Counseling Psychology Master's Degree Yes No
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Master's Degree Yes No
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
Yes
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Master's Degree Yes No
Curriculum and Instruction Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
No
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
No
Dental Clinical Sciences, General Master's Degree Yes No
Dentistry Doctoral – Professional Yes No
Dispute Resolution Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Early Childhood Education and Teaching Master's Degree Yes Yes
Education, General Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
Yes
Education, Other Post Master's Certificate Yes Yes
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
Yes
Educational Evaluation and Research Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
Educational Leadership and Administration, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes		 Yes
No
No
Yes
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
Yes
Educational/Instructional Technology Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Elementary Education and Teaching Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
Yes
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Endodontics/Endodontology Post Master's Certificate Yes No
English/Language Arts Teacher Education Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
No
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Environmental Science Master's Degree Yes No
Experimental Psychology Master's Degree Yes No
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Family Systems Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Finance, General Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
Yes
No
Forensic Psychology Master's Degree Yes No
Gerontology Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 Yes
No
Yes
Health and Wellness, General Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Health Law Master's Degree Yes Yes
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Health Teacher Education Master's Degree Yes Yes
Health/Health Care Administration/Management Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
No
Homeland Security Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
No
Human Development and Family Studies, General Master's Degree Yes Yes
Human Nutrition Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
No
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 Yes
No
No
Information Science/Studies Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
No
Information Technology Master's Degree Yes No
Information Technology Project Management Master's Degree Yes No
International Business/Trade/Commerce Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
International Relations and National Security Studies, Other Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
Yes
Kinesiology and Exercise Science Master's Degree Yes No
Law Doctoral – Professional Yes No
Legal Assistant/Paralegal Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other Master's Degree Yes Yes
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies Master's Degree Yes No
Management Science Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
Yes
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Marine Sciences Master's Degree Yes No
Marketing/Marketing Management, General Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
Yes
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Doctoral – Professional		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Mathematics Teacher Education Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
Yes
Medical Informatics Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Medicine Doctoral – Professional Yes No
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master's Degree Yes No
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management Master's Degree Yes No
Nutrition Sciences Master's Degree Yes No
Occupational Therapy/Therapist Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Doctoral – Professional		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Oceanography, Chemical and Physical Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Optometry Doctoral – Professional Yes No
Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Organizational Behavior Studies Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Orthodontics/Orthodontology Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
No
Pediatric Dentistry/Pedodontics Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Periodontics/Periodontology Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Pharmaceutical Marketing and Management Master's Degree Yes No
Pharmaceutical Sciences Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Pharmacy Doctoral – Research
Doctoral – Professional		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Physical Therapy/Therapist Doctoral – Research
Doctoral – Professional		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Physician Assistant Master's Degree Yes No
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Prosthodontics/Prosthodontology Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Psychology, General Master's Degree Yes Yes
Public Administration Master's Degree Yes No
Public Health Education and Promotion Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Public Health, General Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
Yes
Reading Teacher Education Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
Yes
Real Estate Master's Degree Yes No
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
Yes
Rhetoric and Composition Master's Degree Yes No
School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
Yes
School Psychology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Professional
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
Yes
Social Studies Teacher Education Master's Degree Yes Yes
Spanish Language Teacher Education Master's Degree Yes Yes
Special Education and Teaching, General Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
No
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Master's Degree
Doctoral – Professional		 Yes
Yes		 No
Yes
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
No
Taxation Master's Degree Yes No
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels Master's Degree Yes Yes
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
No
Technical Teacher Education Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
Yes
Urban Education and Leadership Master's Degree Yes Yes
Vision Science/Physiological Optics Master's Degree Yes No
Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management Master's Degree Yes No
Writing, General Master's Degree Yes No
Youth Services/Administration Master's Degree Yes Yes

Faculty

TotalInstructional StaffResearchPublic Service
Total 922 879 43 0
With faculty status 879 879 0 0
Tenured 28 28 0 0
Not on tenure track 851 851 0 0
Multi-year contract 398 398 0 0
Annual contract 452 452 0 0
Less-than annual contract 1 1 0 0
Without faculty status 43 0 43 0

Graduate Assistantships

Graduate Assistantships
Yes
Graduate Assistantship
Teaching
Research

Additional Information

State-Approved Teacher Certification?
Yes
Medical Degree Offered?
Yes
Institution Has a Hospital?
No

Overview

Average Tuition
$22,890
Financial aid office web address
www.nova.edu/financialaid/
Tuition fee varies by residency status
No
Typical Room
$12,500
Typical Board
$3,450
Tuition & Fees
Amount
Full time Average Tuition$22,890
Full time Fees$1,250
Part time, per credit hour$1,272

Tuition & Fees By Program

ProgramTuitionFees
Dentistry $77,462 $1,345
Law $46,339 $1,390
Medicine $67,513 $1,345
Optometry $40,500 $1,345
Osteopathic Medicine $67,513 $1,345
Pharmacy $35,525 $1,345

Tuition Plan Options

Alternative Tuition Plans Offered
Yes
Tuition Guaranteed Plan
No
Prepaid Tuition Plan
Yes
Tuition Payment Plan
Yes
Other Alternative Tuition Plan
No

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment
16,138
72.0% Female
28.0% Male

Post-Bac Race / Ethnicity

Demographics
0.10%
American Indian or Alaska Native
8.22%
Asian
17.84%
Black or African American
30.87%
Hispanic or Latino
0.10%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
31.88%
White
2.85%
Two or more races
4.58%
Unknown
3.57%
Non-resident Alien

Gender
Race / Ethnicity Men Women
American Indian Or Alaska Native 4 12
Asian 462 864
Black Or African American 597 2,282
Hispanic Or Latino 1,343 3,638
Native Hawaiian OrOther Pacific Islander 8 8
Non-resident Alien 227 349
White 1,539 3,606
Two Or More Races 121 339
Unknown 213 526

Services offered

Service Offered
Academic Career Counseling ServiceYes
Employment Services For StudentsYes
Placement Services For CompletersYes

Advanced Awards/ Degrees Conferred Statistics

Award: Master's degree
Total
2,646
22.6% Male
77.4% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - research/scholarship
Total
422
24.4% Male
75.6% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - professional practice
Total
1,297
38.4% Male
61.6% Female

Award: Postbaccalaureate certificate
Total
124
38.7% Male
61.3% Female

Award: Post-master's certificate
Total
132
20.5% Male
79.5% Female

Overview

Library Facilities at Institution
No
On-Campus Housing Available?
Yes

Services offered

Service Offered
Remedial services
On-campus day care for student's childrenNo
None of the above services are offeredYes

Admissions Office Contact

Address
3300 S. University Drive
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33328-2004
Phone
954-262-7300
Fax
Email
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Provisional Release as of January 2025. Surveys: Institutional Characteristics (2023), Data File: [HD2023], [IC2023], [IC2023_AY]; Surveys: Completions (2023), Data File: [C2023_A],[C2023DEP]; Surveys: 12-Month Enrollment (2023), Data File: [EFFY2023]; Surveys: Employees by Assigned Position (2023), Data File: [EAP2023]


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