2025 Best General Special Education Schools in Florida
9Colleges in Florida
902Teaching Students with Disabilities Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in general special education, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #36 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 9 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Special Education Schools in Florida ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 902 degrees in general special education to qualified students.
The teaching students with disabilities program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Special Education rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general special education schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
General Special Education Rankings by Degree Level
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best General Special Education Schools in Florida list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for General Special Education in Florida
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the teaching students with disabilities degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Florida Schools in Teaching Students with Disabilities
101Teaching Students with Disabilities Degrees Awarded
University of Florida is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in general special education. UF is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville. A Best Colleges rank of #56 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UF is a great university overall.
There were roughly 101 general special education students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent data year.
It's hard to beat Florida State University if you want to pursue a degree in general special education. Florida State is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee. A Best Colleges rank of #117 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Florida State is a great university overall.
There were about 13 general special education students who graduated with this degree at Florida State in the most recent year we have data available.
115Teaching Students with Disabilities Degrees Awarded
Every student who is interested in general special education needs to take a look at University of Central Florida. Located in the suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #217 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UCF is a great university overall.
There were about 115 general special education students who graduated with this degree at UCF in the most recent data year.
95Teaching Students with Disabilities Degrees Awarded
Every student who is interested in general special education has to check out Florida International University. Located in the large suburb of Miami, FIU is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #262 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means FIU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 95 general special education students who graduated with this degree at FIU in the most recent data year.
279Teaching Students with Disabilities Degrees Awarded
UWF is a large public university located in the rural area of Pensacola. This university ranks 49th out of 70 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were roughly 279 general special education students who graduated with this degree at UWF in the most recent year we have data available.
55Teaching Students with Disabilities Degrees Awarded
MDC is a very large public college located in the city of Miami. This college ranks 18th out of 70 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were about 55 general special education students who graduated with this degree at MDC in the most recent data year.
42Teaching Students with Disabilities Degrees Awarded
UNF is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Jacksonville. This university ranks 26th out of 70 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were approximately 42 general special education students who graduated with this degree at UNF in the most recent year we have data available.
41Teaching Students with Disabilities Degrees Awarded
Located in the suburb of Fort Myers, FGCU is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 37th out of 70 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were approximately 41 general special education students who graduated with this degree at FGCU in the most recent data year.
36Teaching Students with Disabilities Degrees Awarded
Located in the city of Lakeland, SEU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 28th out of 70 colleges for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were roughly 36 general special education students who graduated with this degree at SEU in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
The teaching students with disabilities program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Special Education rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general special education schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
