2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Special Education in Florida (With Aid)

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in Florida For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Special Education is the 39th most popular major in the country with 33,249 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, special education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $43,879 and had an average of $28,500 in loans still to pay off.

Across Florida, there were 1,018 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,047 and $32,797 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 12 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $65,671 and $120,169 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in Florida For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in special education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent special education programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the special education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in Florida For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for florida doctor’s degree special ed students with aid.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Special Education in Florida (With Aid)

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida

#1 in overall quality

$30,130 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in Florida For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Gainesville, Florida, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

UF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Florida are $30,130, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Special Education at UF

#2

Florida International University

Miami, Florida

#3 in overall quality

$24,211 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in Florida For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida International University landed the #2 spot on the list. FIU is a large public school situated in Miami, Florida. It awarded 1 doctorate’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

FIU also made our “Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at FIU are $24,211.

Full Florida International University Special Education Report

#3

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, Florida

#2 in overall quality

$18,482 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in Florida For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Atlantic University landed the #3 spot on the list. FAU is a large public school situated in Boca Raton, Florida. It awarded 2 doctorate’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

FAU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at FAU are $18,482, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Florida Atlantic University Special Education Report

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Special Education (With Aid)

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

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees 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.

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