by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Florida” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
General Special Education is the 36th most popular major in the country with 23,838 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across Florida, there were 902 general special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 505 general special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,663 and $45,470 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 teaching students with disabilities school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Florida”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for florida master’s degree teaching students with disabilities students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of West Florida. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Florida list. This fairly large school is located in Pensacola, Florida, and it awarded 239 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default 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, Southeastern University landed the #2 spot on the list. SEU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Lakeland, Florida. It awarded 29 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lynn University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Florida list. Lynn University Fighting Knights is located in Boca Raton, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 10 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to qualified students.
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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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. University of Miami is located in Coral Gables, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 6 masters’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 93%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Special Education at University of Miami
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. Saint Leo University is located in Saint Leo, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 8 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Special Education at Saint Leo University
Florida Gulf Coast University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Florida list. FGCU is a public institution located in Fort Myers, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 34 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Florida Gulf Coast University General Special Education Report
University of Central 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 #7. University of Central Florida is a large public school situated in Orlando, Florida. It awarded 45 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Florida Atlantic University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Florida ranking. FAU is located in Boca Raton, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 9 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Special Education at Florida Atlantic University
With a ranking of #9, University of Florida did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Florida list. UF is a large public school situated in Gainesville, Florida. It awarded 40 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%.
University of North 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 #10. Jacksonville, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to 18 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%.
With a ranking of #11, Florida International University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Florida list. This large school is located in Miami, Florida, and it awarded 59 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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 freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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. University of South Florida - Main Campus is located in Tampa, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 8 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%.
Nova Southeastern University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Florida ranking. Fort Lauderdale, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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 full report on General Special Education at Nova Southeastern University
With a ranking of #14, Trinity Baptist College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Florida list. Trinity Baptist College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Jacksonville, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Read full report on General Special Education at Trinity Baptist College
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