2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Studies Education in Florida

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In 2020-2021, 1,968 people earned their degree in social studies education, making the major the 291st most popular in the United States.

Across Florida, there were 11 social studies education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 8 social studies 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 Social Studies Teacher Education Major in Florida” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in social studies education. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their social studies education program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Studies Teacher Education Major in Florida

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Studies Teacher Education Major in Florida”.

Top 2 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Studies Education in Florida

1

University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida

#1 overall quality in Florida

Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Studies Teacher Education Major in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #1 spot on the list. Gainesville, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s social studies teacher education degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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2

Nova Southeastern University
Fort Lauderdale, Florida

#12 overall quality in Florida

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nova Southeastern University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Studies Teacher Education Major in Florida list. Located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s social studies teacher education students 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%.

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Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

Credits

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