Special Education at University of North Florida

If you are interested in studying special education, you may want to check out the program at University of North Florida. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UNF is located in Jacksonville, Florida and has a total student population of 16,926. In 2021, 20 special ed majors received their bachelor's degree from UNF.

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.

UNF Special Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UNF

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UNF offers distance education options for special ed at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UNF Special Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks special ed programs across the country. The following shows how UNF performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The special ed major at UNF 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Special Education Basic Certificate Schools	57
Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	133
Most Focused Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	501

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in special ed from UNF. This makes it the #384 most popular school for special ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UNF Special Ed Graduates

The median salary of special ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNF is $40,699. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 5% higher than the national average of $38,748 for all special ed bachelor's degree recipients.

Special Ed Student Demographics at UNF

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

UNF Special Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 20 special ed students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UNF, about 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in special ed at UNF are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% 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 North Florida with a bachelor's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UNF Special Education Master’s Program

Of the 8 special ed students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UNF, about 13% were men and 88% were women.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from UNF, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Other Education
• Teaching English or French
• Instructional Media Design
• Student Counseling
• Teacher Education Subject Specific

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 North 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By The222 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.