Nova Southeastern University

Date: May 22 2013
Major: Education (This Major's Salary over time)
I graduated from NSU in 2007 with an EdD in health education. I am glad the new curriculum is more research an health focused than when I was there. I finished all my coursework and dissertation in 3 years 4 months. I was focused and determined and did not want to pay continuing services fees. I set up a good relationship with my advisors and did not waste time getting things to them and returned to them. I devoted all of my non-work time to school for these 3 years and 4 months. I did school work every night and every weekend. The key for me was to build a schedule and stick to it - at least 30 minutes spent on dissertation every single day (whether it was reading it with a new set of eyes, updating the lit review with new research, editing, or whatever). I also got a private editor familiar with NSU - cost me $1,000 but probably saved a few months of back and forth editing (and continuing dissertation fees). I think education is what you make of it. Some in my classes couldn't write better than a 12 year old and I am sure the program weeded them out already. I am proud of my education. I have a great job in my field with the federal government, make excellent money, am published in peer reviewed journals, and adjunct instruct for another school.