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Special Education at St Petersburg College

If you are interested in studying Special Education, consider the program at St Petersburg College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

St Petersburg College is located in St. Petersburg, FL.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 12 special education degrees were granted at St Petersburg College.

Online Class Availability at St Petersburg College

Many students take online classes at St Petersburg College. Of 23,936 students, 10,212 (43%) studied exclusively online and 6,180 (26%) took at least some classes online.

Special Education Rankings at St Petersburg College

Use these rankings to compare St Petersburg College’s Special Education program against other schools offering the same major.

Bachelor’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Florida	#1 of 15
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#5 of 95
Best Schools (Quality)	Florida	#14 of 15
Best Value	Nationwide	#35 of 486
Best Schools (Quality)	Southeast (Region)	#76 of 96
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#423 of 491

Earnings for Special Education Graduates from St Petersburg College

Students who complete St Petersburg College’s Special Education program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$38,807
2 years	$40,179
3 years	$40,835
4 years	$46,956
5 years	$51,056

How does this compare to the school overall? Four years after graduating, Special Education graduates from St Petersburg College earn a median of $46,956, compared with $45,756 for all St Petersburg College graduates — about 3% higher than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the diversity of Special Education graduates at St Petersburg College, by degree type.

Program-wide, Special Education graduates at St Petersburg College are 83% women (10) and 17% men (2).

Special Education Bachelor’s Program at St Petersburg College

Among the 12 bachelor’s special education graduates at St Petersburg College, 83% were women (10) and 17% were men (2).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Special Education bachelor’s degree recipients at St Petersburg College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	9
Hispanic / Latino	3

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 25% of Special Education bachelor’s degree recipients at St Petersburg College, above the national average of 20%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Special Education Concentrations at St Petersburg College

The Special Education program at St Petersburg College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Special Education	12

Highest-Paying Careers for Special Education Graduates

Graduates of the Special Education program at St Petersburg College work across a variety of fields. Below are the top-paying careers for Special Education majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$98,329
Teaching Assistants, Special Education	$96,801
Special Education Teachers, All Other	$86,208
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	$80,694
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$79,680
Adapted Physical Education Specialists	$77,976
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten	$73,597
Interpreters and Translators	$52,627
Special Education Teachers, Elementary School	$50,045
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	$35,173

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.