Public Health at Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL · Master's Degree · about 33 graduates a year

$61,030
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$98,338
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$82,751
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#24 of 201
Rank by pay
#14 of 201
Rank, wage-adjusted
$51,097
Median federal debt

Nova Southeastern University graduates in public health earn 19% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 52% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Nova Southeastern University Compares for Public Health

All 201 colleges reporting public health earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN$166,705$182,107#1—
2Harvard University Cambridge, MA$153,029$134,758#3$108,479
3Touro University California Vallejo, CA$143,582$130,650#4$111,615
4Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine Erie, PA$142,151$144,569#2$70,472
5Arcadia University Glenside, PA$116,631$118,615#5—
6University of West Florida Pensacola, FL$111,363$118,532#6$67,270
7University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA$110,900$100,912#23$75,311
8Montana Technological University Butte, MT$108,351$118,356#7$108,776
9Tufts University Medford, MA$106,072$93,407#35$70,674
10Yale University New Haven, CT$105,402$94,895#28$72,627
…
21Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD$99,605$87,415#54$70,790
22Des Moines University-Osteopathic Medical Center West Des Moines, IA$98,886$104,016#15$71,864
23Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY$98,728$93,969#32$71,704
24Nova Southeastern University Fort Lauderdale, FL$98,338$104,668#14$61,030
25Saint Joseph's College of Maine Standish, ME$97,024$103,111#19$93,687
26University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD$96,194$84,421#65$72,607
27Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL$95,808$94,131#31$66,981

Other Majors at Nova Southeastern University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services$221,571$192,191#3 of 14
Computer Science$142,461—#32 of 48
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$129,749$113,185#88 of 216
Medical Illustration and Informatics$127,664$83,021#4 of 27
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$113,592$102,338#326 of 432
Information Science/Studies$105,187$74,687#33 of 71
Computer and Information Sciences$103,720$78,871#59 of 78
Accounting and Related Services$96,451$77,211#153 of 349
Taxation$93,144$64,191#26 of 30
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies$91,014$78,762#29 of 43
Business Administration, Management and Operations$86,083$68,274#567 of 861
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences$85,889$75,171#8 of 19
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$73,781$66,669#86 of 211
Public Administration$71,298$66,078#162 of 243
Educational Administration and Supervision$70,069$52,712#220 of 453
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods—$68,202—
Human Resources Management and Services$67,513$59,280#134 of 159
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$67,111$61,783#112 of 243
Finance and Financial Management Services—$65,748—
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$64,896$46,761#168 of 322
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$64,174$58,288#122 of 285
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology$62,655$47,731#20 of 23
Social Work$62,202$44,652#148 of 279
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$61,760$46,052#8 of 27
Criminal Justice and Corrections$61,713$52,703#74 of 115
Psychology$60,151—#66 of 92
Special Education and Teaching$58,972$55,480#196 of 280
Student Counseling and Personnel Services$58,880—#151 of 302
Marketing—$58,416—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$57,713—#210 of 380

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Nova Southeastern University public health graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $61,030 one year after graduating and $98,338 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Nova Southeastern University rank for public health?

Among 201 colleges reporting earnings for public health graduates, Nova Southeastern University ranks #24 by median pay four years after graduation, and #14 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is public health at Nova Southeastern University worth it?

Its graduates earn 19% more than the national median for public health ($82,751), and the median federal debt at graduation is $51,097.

← All data for Nova Southeastern University · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.