Special Education at Miami Dade College

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

MDC is located in Miami, Florida and has a total student population of 46,523. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 48 students received a bachelor's degree in special ed from MDC.

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.

MDC Special Education Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Special Ed (Less Than 1 Year)
• Associate’s Degree in Special Ed
• Bachelor’s Degree in Special Ed

MDC Special Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the special ed progam at MDC compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The special ed major at MDC 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
	1
Best Value Special Education Associate Degree Schools	2
Best Special Education Associate Degree Schools	3
Most Popular Special Education Basic Certificate Schools	3
Best Value Special Education Basic Certificate Schools	3
	3
Best Special Education Basic Certificate Schools	6
Best Value Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	11
	22
Most Popular Special Education Associate Degree Schools	28
Best Value Special Education Schools	30
Most Focused Special Education Basic Certificate Schools	31
Most Popular Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	34
	42
Most Focused Special Education Associate Degree Schools	53
Most Popular Special Education Schools	63
Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	126
Best Special Education Schools	176
Most Focused Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	357
Most Focused Special Education Schools	598

How Much Do Special Ed Graduates from MDC Make?

The median salary of special ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at MDC is $43,702. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 13% higher than the national average of $38,748 for all special ed bachelor's degree recipients.

Special Ed Student Demographics at MDC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the special ed majors at Miami Dade College.

MDC Special Education Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of special ed associate's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in special ed only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at MDC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 7% more women than average.

MDC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in special ed graduates 42% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Miami Dade College with a associate's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	1
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

MDC Special Education Bachelor’s Program

The special ed program at MDC awarded 48 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 19% of these degrees went to men with the other 81% going to women. The typical special ed bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at MDC since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 63% 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 Miami Dade College with a bachelor's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	39
White	2
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

MDC 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

Special Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Miami Dade College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education	48
Education of the Deaf	10

Related Majors

• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Teacher Education Grade 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 Miami Dade College.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.