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Nova Southeastern University
Fort Lauderdale, FL 7,171 Undergrads 62.9% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$55,647
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$31,303
After Aid
Median Earnings
$59,209
10yr Post-Entry
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$31,303
Peer Midpoint: $19,729.5
Earnings (10yr)$59,209
Peer Midpoint: $53,747
Graduation Rate62.9%
Peer Midpoint: 58.5%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients38.3%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time93.5%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS78.5%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
72.7%
SAT Avg
1,182
SAT Reading
25th: 54059075th: 660
SAT Math
25th: 51058575th: 650
ACT Composite
25th: 212575th: 28
ROI Sensitivity Analysis
This analysis tests three cost scenarios (Scholarship, Average Net Price, Full Sticker Price) to show how college costs impact your long-term return compared to the average student and a high school graduate.
Lifetime Value Added (NPV)
Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$511k
+$114k
+$26k
Median Cost$31k/yr
+$398k
+$2k
-$86k
Full Cost$56k/yr
+$310k
-$86k
-$174k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
44
∞
Median Cost$31k/yr
Never
-77%
Full Cost$56k/yr
Never
-87%
Analysis Assumptions:
- Starting Salary: Estimated from the 10-year median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).
- Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
- Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
- NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.
Social Impact ROINew
Measures the societal return on a donor's investment. Calculated as the incremental pre-tax lifetime earnings vs. HS grad, divided by the tax-adjusted donation cost.
Donor Return-68%
Gov. Pell Grant ROINew
Measures the government's return on Pell Grants via increased tax revenue. Calculated as the portion of incremental lifetime taxes (discounted at 5.4%) attributed to the Pell Grant investment.
Taxpayer Return-81%
Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator with your specific estimates of cost and salary.
Program ROI Analysis
Bachelor's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
BachCIP: 5203
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$82,324
Lifetime Value Added
+$99k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$21,138
Earnings (5yr)
$65,902
Lifetime Value Added
-$25k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$25,475
Earnings (5yr)
$61,055
Lifetime Value Added
-$62k
Communication and Media Studies
BachCIP: 0901
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$41,679
Lifetime Value Added
-$221k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
BachCIP: 4301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$32,391
Lifetime Value Added
-$283k
Finance and Financial Management Services
BachCIP: 5208
Median Debt
$23,000
Earnings (5yr)
$87,868
Lifetime Value Added
+$140k
Health and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (5yr)
$36,499
Lifetime Value Added
-$265k
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
BachCIP: 5100
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$70,426
Lifetime Value Added
+$9k
Legal Support Services
BachCIP: 2203
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$37,568
Lifetime Value Added
-$236k
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
BachCIP: 2401
Median Debt
$30,014
Earnings (5yr)
$52,599
Lifetime Value Added
-$130k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$70,400
Lifetime Value Added
+$9k
Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate)
BachCIP: 2200
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$59,450
Lifetime Value Added
-$75k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (5yr)
$46,225
Lifetime Value Added
-$183k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
BachCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$26,250
Earnings (5yr)
$87,721
Lifetime Value Added
+$139k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
BachCIP: 1312
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$52,726
Lifetime Value Added
-$129k
Master's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
MastCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$48,816
Earnings (5yr)
$86,689
Lifetime Value Added
+$268k
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
MastCIP: 5108
Median Debt
$192,865
Earnings (5yr)
$183,981
Lifetime Value Added
+$1095k
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
MastCIP: 5109
Median Debt
$137,125
Earnings (5yr)
$127,336
Lifetime Value Added
+$615k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
MastCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$55,500
Earnings (5yr)
$82,806
Lifetime Value Added
+$234k
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
MastCIP: 4228
Median Debt
$71,750
Earnings (5yr)
$59,029
Lifetime Value Added
+$27k
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
MastCIP: 5102
Median Debt
$92,250
Earnings (5yr)
$61,527
Lifetime Value Added
+$49k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
MastCIP: 1101
Median Debt
$51,250
Earnings (5yr)
$105,017
Lifetime Value Added
+$425k
Computer Science
MastCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$137,627
Lifetime Value Added
+$703k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
MastCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$51,250
Earnings (5yr)
$54,798
Lifetime Value Added
-$12k
Curriculum and Instruction
MastCIP: 1303
Median Debt
$61,500
Earnings (5yr)
$63,435
Lifetime Value Added
+$66k
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology
MastCIP: 2613
Median Debt
$68,145
Earnings (5yr)
$58,900
Lifetime Value Added
+$25k
Educational Administration and Supervision
MastCIP: 1304
Median Debt
$60,596
Earnings (5yr)
$74,994
Lifetime Value Added
+$167k
Health and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$38,289
Lifetime Value Added
-$147k
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
MastCIP: 5100
Median Debt
$61,685
Earnings (5yr)
$81,938
Lifetime Value Added
+$227k
Homeland Security
MastCIP: 4303
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$78,570
Lifetime Value Added
+$198k
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
MastCIP: 1907
Median Debt
$51,250
Earnings (5yr)
$60,711
Lifetime Value Added
+$42k
Human Resources Management and Services
MastCIP: 5210
Median Debt
$61,500
Earnings (5yr)
$78,931
Lifetime Value Added
+$201k
Information Science/Studies
MastCIP: 1104
Median Debt
$59,500
Earnings (5yr)
$109,801
Lifetime Value Added
+$466k
International Business
MastCIP: 5211
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$99,323
Lifetime Value Added
+$376k
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies
MastCIP: 2202
Median Debt
$54,664
Earnings (5yr)
$78,293
Lifetime Value Added
+$195k
Medical Illustration and Informatics
MastCIP: 5127
Median Debt
$80,624
Earnings (5yr)
$82,196
Lifetime Value Added
+$229k
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
MastCIP: 5115
Median Debt
$79,244
Earnings (5yr)
$52,275
Lifetime Value Added
-$36k
Natural Resources Management and Policy
MastCIP: 0302
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$68,613
Lifetime Value Added
+$112k
Psychology, General
MastCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$50,652
Earnings (5yr)
$58,922
Lifetime Value Added
+$26k
Public Administration
MastCIP: 4404
Median Debt
$61,500
Earnings (5yr)
$65,021
Lifetime Value Added
+$80k
Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$51,097
Earnings (5yr)
$81,275
Lifetime Value Added
+$221k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
MastCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$70,148
Earnings (5yr)
$114,249
Lifetime Value Added
+$504k
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
MastCIP: 5123
Median Debt
$91,554
Earnings (5yr)
$74,731
Lifetime Value Added
+$165k
Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$60,470
Earnings (5yr)
$55,496
Lifetime Value Added
-$6k
Special Education and Teaching
MastCIP: 1310
Median Debt
$125,828
Earnings (5yr)
$56,508
Lifetime Value Added
+$3k
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
MastCIP: 1311
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$58,983
Lifetime Value Added
+$26k
Taxation
MastCIP: 5216
Median Debt
$47,500
Earnings (5yr)
$92,271
Lifetime Value Added
+$315k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
MastCIP: 1312
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$65,201
Lifetime Value Added
+$82k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
MastCIP: 1313
Median Debt
$73,886
Earnings (5yr)
$59,634
Lifetime Value Added
+$32k
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language
MastCIP: 1314
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$36,848
Lifetime Value Added
-$162k
Graduate Certificates
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences
Gr-CertCIP: 5105
Median Debt
$238,601
Earnings (5yr)
$246,841
Lifetime Value Added
+$1819k
Doctoral Degrees
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
DocCIP: 4228
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$101,588
Lifetime Value Added
+$195k
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
DocCIP: 5102
Median Debt
$112,750
Earnings (5yr)
$97,163
Lifetime Value Added
+$163k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
DocCIP: 1101
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$63,005
Lifetime Value Added
-$59k
Dentistry
DocCIP: 5104
Median Debt
$406,377
Earnings (5yr)
$140,547
Lifetime Value Added
+$477k
Dispute Resolution
DocCIP: 3028
Median Debt
$143,978
Earnings (5yr)
$87,357
Lifetime Value Added
+$91k
Education, General
DocCIP: 1301
Median Debt
$142,473
Earnings (5yr)
$86,029
Lifetime Value Added
+$82k
Educational Administration and Supervision
DocCIP: 1304
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$93,920
Lifetime Value Added
+$139k
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
DocCIP: 5100
Median Debt
$79,423
Earnings (5yr)
$112,315
Lifetime Value Added
+$273k
Information Science/Studies
DocCIP: 1104
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$178,444
Lifetime Value Added
+$750k
Medicine
DocCIP: 5112
Median Debt
$336,670
Earnings (5yr)
$205,088
Lifetime Value Added
+$940k
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
DocCIP: 5115
Median Debt
$219,112
Earnings (5yr)
$93,474
Lifetime Value Added
+$136k
Optometry
DocCIP: 5117
Median Debt
$205,772
Earnings (5yr)
$117,355
Lifetime Value Added
+$310k
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration
DocCIP: 5120
Median Debt
$210,049
Earnings (5yr)
$133,099
Lifetime Value Added
+$423k
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences
DocCIP: 2609
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$107,965
Lifetime Value Added
+$241k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
DocCIP: 5138
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$133,990
Lifetime Value Added
+$430k
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
DocCIP: 5123
Median Debt
$142,062
Earnings (5yr)
$78,564
Lifetime Value Added
+$27k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
DocCIP: 1313
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$46,299
Lifetime Value Added
-$220k
Professional Degrees
Law
ProfCIP: 2201
Median Debt
$162,455
Earnings (5yr)
$98,926
Lifetime Value Added
+$176k
Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate, accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes. Computed over a career to retirement age.
For graduate programs (Master's, Doctoral, etc.), the calculation assumes a starting age of 22 (after undergraduate completion) and does not include the sunk costs of prior degrees. It represents the value added of the graduate degree decision moving forward. These Lifetime Value Added results should not be compared with those Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors starting at age 18.