General Special Education at Florida International University

Every general special education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the teaching students with disabilities program at Florida International University stacks up to those at other schools.

FIU is located in Miami, Florida and has a total student population of 58,836. Of the 483 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Florida International University in 2021, 44 of them were general special education majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Special Education section at the bottom of this page.

FIU General Special Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Teaching Students with Disabilities
• Master’s Degree in Teaching Students with Disabilities
• Doctorate Degree in Teaching Students with Disabilities

Online Classes Are Available at FIU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, FIU does offer online courses in teaching students with disabilities for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

FIU General Special Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the teaching students with disabilities progam at FIU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 teaching students with disabilities major at FIU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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
Most Popular General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	27
Most Popular General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	42
Most Focused General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	48
Best Value General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	52
Most Popular General Special Education Schools	66
Most Popular General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	151
	168
Best General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	207
	235
Most Focused General Special Education Schools	495

In 2021, 24 students received their master’s degree in teaching students with disabilities from FIU. This makes it the #152 most popular school for teaching students with disabilities master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in teaching students with disabilities, making the school the #43 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at FIU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the teaching students with disabilities majors at Florida International University.

FIU General Special Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 44 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in teaching students with disabilities from FIU. About 9% were men and 91% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 62% more racial-ethnic minorities in its teaching students with disabilities bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Florida International University with a bachelor's in teaching students with disabilities.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	34
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

FIU General Special Education Master’s Program

Of the 24 teaching students with disabilities students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from FIU, about 0% were men and 100% were women.

In the teaching students with disabilities master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 58% of degree recipients. That is 32% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

FIU also has a doctoral program available in teaching students with disabilities. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Teaching Students with Disabilities Grads May Go Into

A degree in teaching students with disabilities 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 International 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
Middle School Special Education Teachers	2,490	$55,050
Special Education Preschool Teachers	1,230	$50,120

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 Comayagua99 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.