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Nova Southeastern University
Private school
Fort Lauderdale, FL
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Graduate salaries for Nova Southeastern University

Total 2017 graduates: 226

  • 35.4% of this school's 2017 graduates were employed and reported a salary.
  • We know that at least 17.7% of this school's 2017 graduates made $55,000 or more.

Median salary: $51,829

This is the most recent median salary for graduates who borrowed, reported in 2020 about graduates from 2016 and 2017. This average is derived from actual tax returns in the year following graduation and mapped to J.D. programs by the U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of the Treasury. Learn more.

Additionally, the majority of law schools voluntarily publish salary information about graduates based upon student/graduate surveys, investigation, and public information. This salary information is on this page.

Salary distribution for 2017 graduates

# of grads % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Employed - salary reported8035.4%$42,350$55,000$65,000$57,941
Employed - No salary reported9240.7%
Non-employed5423.9%
Total graduates226100%

Salary distribution by job sector for 2017 graduates

# of grads % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Private sector - salary reported6127%$50,000$60,000$70,000$62,625
Private sector - no salary reported7332.3%
Public sector - salary reported19 8.4% $40,000$42,000$45,000 $42,905
Public sector - no salary reported198.4%
Unknown sector00%
Non-employed5423.9%
Total graduates226100%

When a row has no salary data, indicated by a "-" (hyphen), it either means that no graduates reported a salary for the category or that fewer than five graduates reported a salary for the category.

Salaries by job type for 2017 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # Salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Bar passage required 1346830.1% $42,850$55,000$65,000$58,075
J.D. advantage 1852.2% $41,600$45,000$45,000$52,320
Professional 1673.1% $36,264$50,000$100,000$60,656
Non-professional 4-0 ----
Employed 1728035.4% $42,350$55,000$65,000$57,941
Non-employed 54
Total Graduates 226

Salaries by employer type and job type for 2017 graduates

Toggle job type sub categories
Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # Salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Law firm 109 49 21.7% $50,000 $60,000 $70,000 $62,145
Law firm: Bar passage required 96 47 20.8% $52,500 $60,000 $70,000 $63,160
Law firm: Other 1320.9%
Business & industry 25 12 5.3% $45,000 $55,000 $85,000 $64,583
Government 33 15 6.6% $40,000 $41,400 $42,700 $42,013
Government: Bar passage required 26 13 5.8% $40,000 $41,400 $42,000 $41,969
Government: Other 720.9%
Public interest 1 - - - - - -
Clerkship 2 0 - - - -
Federal 1 0 - - - -
State 1 0 - - - -
Education 2 - - - - - -
Employed 1728035.4% $42,350$55,000$65,000$57,941
Non-employed 54
Total graduates 226

Law firm salaries by size for 2017 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # Salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Law firm size 109 49 21.7% $50,000$60,000$70,000$62,145
Solo 5
2-10 attorneys 65 28 12.4% $43,300 $60,000 $68,750 $60,718
11-25 attorneys 16 9 4% $55,000 $60,000 $70,000 $63,889
26-50 attorneys 5 - 0 - - - -
51-100 attorneys 5 - 0 - - - -
101-250 attorneys 8 - 0 - - - -
251-500 attorneys 4 - 0 - - - -
501+ attorneys 1 - 0 - - - -
Size unknown 0
Employed, non-law firm 63 31 13.7%
Non-employed 54
Total graduates 226

Salaries by state for 2017 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Florida - 77 34.1% $42,700 $55,000 $65,000 $58,039
Outside of Florida
or unknown
- 0 0% - - - -
Employed 1728035.4% $42,350$55,000$65,000$57,941
Non-employed 54
Total graduates 226
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