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2023 Best Value Special Education Associate Degree Schools in Florida

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$2,748 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$15,697 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Special Education Associate Degree School for You

With 1,103 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, special education is the #46 most popular major in Florida.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Special Education Associate Degree Schools in Florida to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Florida to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for special ed students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Special Education Associate Degree Schools in Florida

Check out the special ed associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Florida Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Special Education

#1

Miami Dade College

Miami, FL

Our analysis found Miami Dade College to be the best value school for special education students who want to pursue a associate degree in Florida. Located in the large city of Miami, MDC is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MDC are $2,838 a year.

Read full report on Special Education at Miami Dade College

Out of the 2 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida State College at Jacksonville landed the # 2 spot on the list. FSCJ is a very large public school located in the large city of Jacksonville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FSCJ are $2,657 per year.

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Best Value Special Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Special Education Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 550
Virginia 1,238
North Carolina 477
Tennessee 354
Kentucky 608
South Carolina 266
Louisiana 103
Arkansas 351
Alabama 437
Mississippi 269
West Virginia 46

One of 14 majors within the area of study, special education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Special Ed

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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 woodleywonderworks.

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