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2023 Most Popular Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida

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Finding the Best Education Bachelor's 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 59 schools in Florida to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Education program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Central Florida the most popular school in Florida for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 72% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 28% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Florida International University is a great place for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Miami, FIU is a public school with a very large student population.

About 87% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 13% are male.

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Out of the 59 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. USF Tampa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tampa.

Of the 316 students majoring in education at USF Tampa, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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Out of the 59 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Rasmussen University - Florida landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Ocala, Rasmussen University - Florida is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 97% of the education majors at the school.

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#5

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Florida Atlantic University is a great place for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. FAU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Boca Raton.

Of the 213 students majoring in education at FAU, 10% are male and 90% are female.

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#6

St Petersburg College

Clearwater, FL

St Petersburg College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. SPC is a very large public school located in the city of Clearwater.

Of the 195 students majoring in education at SPC, 15% are male and 85% are female.

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#7

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

With a ranking of #7, Florida State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 80% of the education majors at the school.

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#8

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. UF is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.

About 85% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 15% are male.

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#9

University of North Florida

Jacksonville, FL

University of North Florida came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida ranking. UNF is a large public school located in the city of Jacksonville.

Women make up 91% of the education majors at the school.

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#10

Florida Gulf Coast University

Fort Myers, FL

Florida Gulf Coast University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. FGCU is a large public school located in the large suburb of Fort Myers.

Of the 135 students majoring in education at FGCU, 16% are male and 84% are female.

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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 25 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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