by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Special Education. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Special Education is a major offered under the education program of study at St Petersburg College. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in special ed, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
If there’s something special you’re looking for, you can use one of the links below to find it:
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
MEd in Curriculum & Instruction - Special Education
Use traditional, innovative and research-based approaches to learn about the instructional and transitional demands of children with special needs in this specialized online MEd from Southern New Hampshire University.
Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at SPC was ranked #669 on College Factual's Best Schools for special ed list. It is also ranked #25 in Florida.
Here are some of the other rankings for SPC.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at SPC was $387 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $112 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $1,943 | $7,774 |
| Fees | $739 | $1,512 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,600 | $1,600 |
Learn more about SPC tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Special Ed students who received their bachelor’s degree at SPC took out an average of $31,308 in student loans. That is 27% higher than the national average of $24,724.
The median early career salary of special ed students who receive their bachelor’s degree from SPC is $38,072 per year. That is 5% higher than the national average of $36,194.
Online degrees for the SPC special ed bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the SPC Online Learning page.
All of the students who received their Bachelor’s in special ed in 2019-2020 were women.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 16.7% of the special ed bachelor’s degrees at SPC in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 18%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 5 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Special Education students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Special Education | 6 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to special education.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 42 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 6 |
| Other Education | 88 |
View All Special Education Related Majors >
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
