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In 2020-2021, 24,497 people earned their degree in general special education, making the major the 36th most popular in the United States.
Across Florida, there were 934 general special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 484 general special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,198 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Florida” ranking, we looked at 14 colleges that offer a degree in general special education. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general special education.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for florida master’s degree teaching students with disabilities students.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of West Florida landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Pensacola, Florida, and it awarded 243 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southeastern University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Florida. Lakeland, Florida is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to 31 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lynn University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Florida. Located in Boca Raton, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s teaching students with disabilities students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Miami. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Florida. Coral Gables, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to 27 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Leo University landed the #5 spot on the list. St. Leo University is located in Saint Leo, Florida and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to qualified students.
Florida Gulf Coast University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Florida ranking. FGCU is a fairly large public school situated in Fort Myers, Florida. It awarded 14 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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University of Central Florida landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Florida ranking. University of Central Florida is a large public school situated in Orlando, Florida. It awarded 46 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Florida Atlantic University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Florida list. Boca Raton, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Florida Atlantic University General Special Education Report
University of Florida did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #9. This large school is located in Gainesville, Florida, and it awarded 33 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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University of North Florida landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Florida ranking. UNF is a fairly large school located in Jacksonville, Florida that handed out 8 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about General Special Education at University of North Florida
Florida International University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Florida ranking. Florida International University is a public institution located in Miami, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 24 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Florida International University General Special Education Report
University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #12. USF Tampa is a large school located in Tampa, Florida that handed out 19 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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With a ranking of #13, Nova Southeastern University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Florida list. Nova Southeastern University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It awarded 3 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Trinity Baptist College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Florida ranking. Trinity Baptist College is located in Jacksonville, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to qualified students.
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