Higher Education Stats

Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward County's diverse array of higher education institutions provide our businesses, residents and government agencies with an abundance of post-secondary educational opportunities. Located within a 30-mile radius of downtown Fort Lauderdale, Over forty institutions offer associate's, bachelor's, master's, doctorate, and professional degrees in addition to a variety of workforce certificates and industry credentials.

According to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Broward County is a leader in the amount of post-secondary degrees granted. Following are the numbers and types of degrees granted by these institutions:

12,385 graduate and professional degrees
17,273 bachelor's degrees 
15,347 associate's degrees

For information and statistics on selected institutions of higher education in Broward County, please click on the links below: 

American Intercontinental University

Ana G. Mendez University System

Barry University

Broward College

City College

Devry University - Florida

Everest University - Pompano Beach

Florida Atlantic University

Florida International University

Florida Memorial University

Kaplan University

Keiser University - Fort Lauderdale

Lynn University

Nova Southeastern University

University of Florida Institute of Food & Agricultural Sciences

University of Phoenix - South Florida Campus