Master's · Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Is Curriculum and Instruction at Nova Southeastern University worth it?
Low confidence Low confidence: fewer than 40 graduates behind the earnings figures.
The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans
Graduates typically don't earn back the cost within 20 years, compared with the no-degree baseline.
- Earnings 1 year after graduating
- $51,221
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- $61,418
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- $51,250
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Typical borrowing (no graduate net price is published)
- $54k (likely $54k – $54k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- −$2k a year vs bachelor's graduates 4 years out in FL
- 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Payback
- Not within 20 years in most scenarios
- Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
- 10-year net return
- −$257k (likely −$358k – −$159k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- −$228k (likely −$439k – $8k)
- Today's dollars
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Scorecard reports no net price for graduate programs; cost is based on what graduates typically borrowed.
Other majors at Nova Southeastern University
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (Master's)$221,571
- Dentistry (Doctoral)$156,942
- Computer Science (Master's)$142,461
- Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (Doctoral)$131,167
- Medicine (Doctoral)$130,217
- Optometry (Doctoral)$130,197
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Master's)$129,749
- Medical Illustration and Informatics (Master's)$127,664
- Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences (Bachelor's)$122,809
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General (Doctoral)$114,954
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's)$113,592
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Graduate certificate)$109,487
Curriculum and Instruction at other schools in Florida
- Florida International University$66,189
- University of Florida$66,003
- Florida Atlantic University$62,090
- Florida Gulf Coast University$61,774
- University of West Florida$60,517
- University of South Florida$58,877
- The University of Tampa$57,893
- Florida State University$56,672
- Florida Southern College$54,810