Special Education at Southeastern University

If you are interested in studying special education, you may want to check out the program at Southeastern University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

SEU is located in Lakeland, Florida and approximately 9,546 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students received a bachelor's degree in special ed from SEU.

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.

SEU Special Education Degrees Available

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

SEU Special Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the special ed progam at SEU 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 special ed major at SEU 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 Basic Certificate Schools	28
Most Focused Special Education Basic Certificate Schools	32
Most Popular Special Education Basic Certificate Schools	34
Most Focused Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools	49
Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools	63
Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	153
Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools	155
Most Popular Special Education Schools	161
	171
Most Popular Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	253
Most Focused Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	281
Best Value Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	303
Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	394
Best Special Education Schools	550
	604

In 2021, 31 students received their master’s degree in special ed from SEU. This makes it the #154 most popular school for special ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Special Ed Student Demographics at SEU

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

SEU Special Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 8 special ed students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from SEU, about 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in special ed at SEU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

SEU Special Education Master’s Program

Of the 31 students who graduated with a master’s in special ed from SEU in 2021, 3% were men and 97% were women.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from SEU, 61% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the special ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 35% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	19
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

SEU 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

The following special ed concentations are available at Southeastern University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Southeastern University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education	39
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities	12

Related Majors

• General Education
• Student Counseling
• Teaching English or French
• 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 Southeastern 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 FireKnight1935 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.