Nova Southeastern University (NSU) was recently ranked as the number one institution in the nation for the number of doctoral degrees awarded to Hispanic students. The ranking was published in the Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education Magazine's 2012 "Top 100 Colleges for Hispanics" edition.
For the fourth consecutive year, NSU earned the top spot on the list for doctoral degrees awarded in such high-demand fields as education, business, psychology, dental medicine, law, osteopathic medicine and others, with 279 degrees conferred on Hispanic students out of the 1,699 total conferred in 2011. NSU was also the highest ranking private non-profit university, coming in second overall, conferring master's degrees to Hispanic students, with 812 degrees conferred in 2011.
NSU prides itself on providing a quality education for those who want to excel in their studies and chosen field. The university had 6,492 students who identified as Hispanic as of fall 2011, which makes up 23% of the overall university population of 28,457 undergraduate, graduate, doctoral and first-professional students. Thirty-three percent of the university's undergraduate population is Hispanic.
"We are honored to be ranked number one nationally in conferring doctoral degrees to Hispanic students for the fourth year in a row," said NSU President George L. Hanbury II, Ph.D. "Diversity is one of NSU's eight core values and we pride ourselves on being as diverse as the South Florida community that we call home." READ MORE
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