by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Florida” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Special Education is the 29th most popular major in the country with 35,973 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , special education graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $45,680 and had an average of $27,516 in loans still to pay off.
Across Florida, there were 1,070 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,953 and $32,648 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 320 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,515 and $22,413 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Florida” ranking, we looked at 25 colleges that offer a degree in special education. That schools that top this list have a program in special education in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Florida” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for florida bachelor’s degree special ed students.
Out of the 25 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Trinity Baptist College landed the #1 spot on the list. Jacksonville, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s special ed degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Special Education at Trinity Baptist College
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 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Florida. UWF is located in Pensacola, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 40 bachelors’s special ed degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, 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 Chipola College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Florida. Chipola College is located in Marianna, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s special ed degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 25 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Flagler College - St Augustine landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Saint Augustine, Florida, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s special ed degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.
Out of the 25 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeastern University landed the #5 spot on the list. SEU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lakeland, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.
Broward College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Florida list. Located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, this large public school handed out 49 degrees to qualified bachelors’s special ed students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #7, Carlos Albizu University - Miami did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Florida list. Located in Miami, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s special ed students in 2021-2022.
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%.
Full Carlos Albizu University - Miami Special Education Report
University of North Florida did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #8. Jacksonville, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s special ed degrees to 29 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%.
Warner University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #9. This small school is located in Lake Wales, Florida, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s special ed degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%.
Miami Dade College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Florida ranking. Miami Dade College is a large public school situated in Miami, Florida. It awarded 55 bachelors’s special ed degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Indian River State College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Florida ranking. Located in Fort Pierce, Florida, this fairly large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s special ed students in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Special Education at Indian River State College
Florida International University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Florida ranking. Miami, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s special ed degrees to 36 students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Daytona State College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #13. This fairly large school is located in Daytona Beach, Florida, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s special ed degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Florida State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #14. Florida State University is a public institution located in Tallahassee, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #15, AdventHealth University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Florida list. AdventHealth University is a small school located in Orlando, Florida that handed out 0 bachelors’s special ed degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #16, Florida Gulf Coast University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Florida list. Located in Fort Myers, Florida, this fairly large public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s special ed students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%.
University of Central Florida landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Florida ranking. Located in Orlando, Florida, this large public school handed out 30 degrees to qualified bachelors’s special ed students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%.
St Petersburg College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Florida list. St. Petersburg, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s special ed degrees to 9 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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 Special Education at St Petersburg College
Nova Southeastern University ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Florida list. Located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s special ed students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Florida Atlantic University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Florida ranking. FAU is a public institution located in Boca Raton, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
University of South Florida - Main Campus ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Florida list. University of South Florida - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Tampa, Florida. It awarded 3 bachelors’s special ed degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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University of Florida did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #22. UF is a public institution located in Gainesville, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 101 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 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.
Barry University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #23. Barry University is located in Miami, Florida and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 27 bachelors’s special ed degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Florida Memorial University landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Florida ranking. Florida Memorial University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Miami Gardens, Florida. It awarded 16 bachelors’s special ed degrees in 2021-2022.
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Bethune - Cookman University landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Florida ranking. Bethune - Cookman University is a small school located in Daytona Beach, Florida that handed out 0 bachelors’s special ed degrees in 2021-2022.
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