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2023 Most Popular Education Associate Degree Schools in Florida

30 Colleges
$22,224 Avg Salary
$13,640 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Education Associate Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, education was ranked 5th in Florida. In fact, 10,069 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Most Popular Education Associate Degree Schools in Florida ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 30 schools in Florida to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Education program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Education Associate Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Rasmussen University - Florida to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue a associate degree in Florida. Located in the small city of Ocala, Rasmussen University - Florida is a private for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 218 students majoring in education at Rasmussen University - Florida, 3% are male and 97% are female.

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#2

Palm Beach State College

Lake Worth, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Palm Beach State College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Associate Degree Schools in Florida list. Palm Beach State College is a very large public school located in the suburb of Lake Worth.

Of the 44 students majoring in education at Palm Beach State College, 5% are male and 95% are female.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at State College of Florida - Manatee - Sarasota helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in Florida. State College of Florida - Manatee - Sarasota is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Bradenton.

Of the 41 students majoring in education at State College of Florida - Manatee - Sarasota, 2% are male and 98% are female.

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#4

Tallahassee Community College

Tallahassee, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tallahassee Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Associate Degree Schools in Florida list. Located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee, Tallahassee Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Broward College

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Out of the 30 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Broward College landed the # 5 spot on the list. BC is a very large public school located in the city of Fort Lauderdale.

Women make up 90% of the education majors at the school.

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Eastern Florida State College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Associate Degree Schools in Florida ranking. Located in the suburb of Cocoa, EFSC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 29 students majoring in education at EFSC, 3% are male and 97% are female.

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#7

Daytona State College

Daytona Beach, FL

Daytona State College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Associate Degree Schools in Florida ranking. Daytona State College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Daytona Beach.

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#7

Miami Dade College

Miami, FL

Miami Dade College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Miami, MDC is a public school with a very large student population.

About 93% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 7% are male.

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#9

St Petersburg College

Clearwater, FL

St Petersburg College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Education Associate Degree Schools in Florida list. SPC is a very large public school located in the large city of Clearwater.

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Seminole State College of Florida came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Associate Degree Schools in Florida ranking. Seminole State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Sanford.

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Best Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Education Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 7,730
West Virginia 1,515
South Carolina 3,980
Virginia 9,522
Arkansas 4,954
Mississippi 4,219
Tennessee 5,194
Louisiana 2,977
Alabama 5,059
Kentucky 5,329
Georgia 9,722

Education Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832
Student Counseling 13,858
Instructional Media Design 8,695
Teaching English or French 5,791
Other Education 4,858
Teaching Assistants 2,751
Educational Assessment 2,552
Multilingual Education 1,910
Education Philosophy 737
International Education 293

Majors Similar to Education

Related Major Annual Graduates
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 30 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Horadrim.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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