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Special Education at University of Central Florida

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Special Education at University of Central Florida

If you plan to study special education, take a look at what University of Central Florida has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UCF is located in Orlando, Florida and has a total student population of 71,881. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 students received a bachelor's degree in special ed from UCF.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Special Education section at the bottom of this page.

UCF Special Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Special Ed
  • Master’s Degree in Special Ed

UCF Special Education Rankings

The special ed major at UCF is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Special Education. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

In 2021, 46 students received their master’s degree in special ed from UCF. This makes it the #101 most popular school for special ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Special Ed Student Demographics at UCF

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the special ed majors at University of Central Florida.

UCF Special Education Bachelor’s Program

93% Women
37% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 special ed majors earned their bachelor's degree from UCF. Of these graduates, 7% were men and 93% were women.

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About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in special ed at UCF are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% more racial-ethnic minorities in its special ed bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Central Florida with a bachelor's in special ed.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 19
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

UCF Special Education Master’s Program

98% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The special ed program at UCF awarded 46 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 2% of these degrees went to men with the other 98% going to women.

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Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from UCF, 67% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the special ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 30% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Central Florida with a master's in special ed.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 31
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

UCF also has a doctoral program available in special ed. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Special Ed Grads May Go Into

A degree in special ed can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for FL, the home state for University of Central Florida.

Occupation Jobs in FL Average Salary in FL
Special Education Teachers 7,310 $51,500
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers 5,020 $60,720
Special Education Professors 4,660 $55,080
Interpreters and Translators 3,720 $49,300
Middle School Special Education Teachers 2,490 $55,050

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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