by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Florida for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 355 general special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,395 and $25,950 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Florida for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 17 colleges that offered a degree in general special education. To top this list, a school must have a successful general special education program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Florida for a Bachelor’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Broward College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Florida for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, this large public school handed out 66 degrees to qualified bachelors’s teaching students with disabilities students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of West Florida. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Florida for a Bachelor’s. UWF is a public institution located in Pensacola, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 60 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Miami Dade College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Florida for a Bachelor’s list. Miami, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to 48 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 17 schools in the Most Well Attended Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Florida for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida International University landed the #4 spot on the list. Florida International University is located in Miami, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 44 bachelors’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to qualified students.
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 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Special Education at Florida International University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Florida. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Florida for a Bachelor’s. This large school is located in Orlando, Florida, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Special Education at University of Central Florida
Florida State University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Florida for a Bachelor’s ranking. Florida State is located in Tallahassee, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 bachelors’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%.
With a ranking of #7, University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Florida for a Bachelor’s list. USF Tampa is a public institution located in Tampa, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
With a ranking of #8, Indian River State College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Florida for a Bachelor’s list. Indian River State College is a fairly large school located in Fort Pierce, Florida that handed out 12 bachelors’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Special Education at Indian River State College
St Petersburg College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Florida for a Bachelor’s list. St Petersburg College is a large public school situated in Clearwater, Florida. It awarded 10 bachelors’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.
University of North Florida did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Florida for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #10. University of North Florida is a fairly large public school situated in Jacksonville, Florida. It awarded 9 bachelors’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Daytona State College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Florida for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Daytona Beach, Florida, this fairly large public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s teaching students with disabilities students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Special Education at Daytona State College
Florida Atlantic University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Florida for a Bachelor’s ranking. Florida Atlantic University is located in Boca Raton, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to qualified students.
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%.
University of Florida landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Florida for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this large public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s teaching students with disabilities students in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
Southeastern University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Florida for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #12. This medium-sized school is located in Lakeland, Florida, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.
Florida Gulf Coast University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Florida for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #15. FGCU is a public institution located in Fort Myers, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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 Gulf Coast University General Special Education Report
Chipola College ranked #16 on this year’s Most Well Attended Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Florida for a Bachelor’s list. Chipola College is a small school located in Marianna, Florida that handed out 4 bachelors’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.
Warner University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Florida for a Bachelor’s ranking. Warner University is a small school located in Lake Wales, Florida that handed out 1 bachelors’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.
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