Special Education at University of Central Florida

Every 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 special ed program at University of Central Florida stacks up to those at other schools.

UCF is located in Orlando, Florida and approximately 71,881 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 students received a bachelor's degree in special ed from UCF.

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.

UCF Special Education Degrees Available

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

UCF Special Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the special ed progam at UCF 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 UCF 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
Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools	10
	89
Best Value Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	135
Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	162
Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	218
Best Special Education Schools	294
Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	415
Most Focused Special Education Schools	578

In 2021, 46 students received their master’s degree in special ed from UCF. This makes it the #101 most popular school for special ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Special Ed Student Demographics at UCF

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

UCF Special Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 30 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in special ed from UCF in 2021, 7% were men and 93% were women.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in special ed at UCF are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% 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 University of Central Florida with a bachelor's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UCF Special Education Master’s Program

Of the 46 special ed students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UCF, about 2% were men and 98% were women.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from UCF, 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 30% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	31
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UCF 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 University of Central Florida. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Central Florida. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education	123

Related Majors

• Teaching English or French
• Curriculum & Instruction
• Instructional Media Design
• General Education
• Student Counseling

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 University of Central Florida.

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 Breezy Baldwin under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.