2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Secondary Education in Florida (With Aid)

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Secondary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 9,530 people earned their degree in secondary education, making the major the 88th most popular in the United States.

Across Florida, there were 156 secondary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 32 secondary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,589 and $45,697 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in secondary education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent secondary education programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the secondary education program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Getting Aid.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Secondary Education in Florida (With Aid)

#1

University of Central Florida

Orlando, Florida

#1 in overall quality

$28,657 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Florida landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Orlando, Florida, this large public school awarded 19 degrees to qualified masters’s secondary teaching students in 2019-2020.

UCF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Secondary Education Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCF are $28,657, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Central Florida Secondary Education Report

#2

University of North Florida

Jacksonville, Florida

#2 in overall quality

$21,930 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Florida. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Getting Aid list. UNF is located in Jacksonville, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.

UNF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Secondary Education Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNF are $21,930, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Secondary Education at University of North Florida

#3

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida

$26,707 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida State University landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Tallahassee, Florida, and it awarded 3 masters’s secondary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

Florida State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Secondary Education Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State are $26,707.

Read more about Secondary Education at Florida State

#4

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, Florida

#3 in overall quality

$18,482 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida Atlantic University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Boca Raton, Florida, and it awarded 6 masters’s secondary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

FAU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Secondary Education Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at FAU are $18,482.

Read full report on Secondary Education at FAU

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Secondary Education in the Southeast Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Secondary 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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