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2023 Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida

5 Colleges
$49,862 Avg Salary
$22,246 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Special Education Graduate Certificate 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 Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in Florida to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Special Education program at each school on the list.

Check out the special ed graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Florida.

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

Women make up 96% of the special ed majors at the school.

Special Ed majors at UCF take out an average of $19,471 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

Read full report on Special Education at University of Central Florida

#2

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Out of the 5 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the # 2 spot on the list. UF is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.

Women make up 93% of the special ed majors at the school.

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#3

Southeastern University

Lakeland, FL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Southeastern University is a great place for special education students working on their graduate certificate. SEU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Lakeland.

Read full report on Special Education at Southeastern University

#4

University of North Florida

Jacksonville, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Florida. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida list. UNF is a large public school located in the city of Jacksonville.

Read full report on Special Education at University of North Florida

#5

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Nova Southeastern University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular special education schools in Florida. Located in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Full Special Education at Nova Southeastern University Report

Best Special Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Special Education Schools 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 5 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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