Special Education at Florida Atlantic University

What traits are you looking for in a special ed school? To help you decide if Florida Atlantic University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's special ed program.

FAU is located in Boca Raton, Florida and has a total student population of 30,805. Of the 213 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Florida Atlantic University in 2021, 8 of them were special education majors.

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.

FAU Special Education Degrees Available

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

FAU Special Education Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The special ed major at FAU 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
Best Value Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	107
	119
	234
Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	354
Best Value Special Education Schools	373
Most Focused Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	476
Best Special Education Schools	478
Most Focused Special Education Schools	727

In 2021, 18 students received their master’s degree in special ed from FAU. This makes it the #238 most popular school for special ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in special ed, making the school the #57 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Special Ed Student Demographics at FAU

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

FAU Special Education Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students earned a bachelor's degree in special ed from FAU. About 88% of these graduates were women and the other 13% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 47% 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 Florida Atlantic University with a bachelor's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

FAU Special Education Master’s Program

The special ed program at FAU awarded 18 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 11% of these degrees went to men with the other 89% going to women.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from FAU, 67% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the special ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Concentrations Within Special Education

If you plan to be a special ed major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Florida Atlantic University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education	26

Related Majors

• Multilingual Education
• Instructional Media Design
• Teaching English or French
• Curriculum & Instruction
• 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 Florida Atlantic University.

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 Kmgcoolguy4 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.