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General Special Education at University of Florida

If you plan to study general special education, take a look at what University of Florida has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UF is located in Gainesville, Florida and approximately 53,372 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 8 teaching students with disabilities majors received their bachelor's degree from UF.

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.

UF 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 UF

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

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

  • Master’s Degree

UF General Special Education Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The teaching students with disabilities major at UF 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 Online General Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools 4
Most Popular Online General Special Education Schools 9
Best General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools 23
Most Focused General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools 33
Best Value General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools 33
39
Most Popular General Special Education Schools 49
Best Value General Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools 58
Best General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 63
81
Most Popular General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools 105
Best General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools 109
Best Value General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools 326

In 2021, 33 students received their master’s degree in teaching students with disabilities from UF. This makes it the #106 most popular school for teaching students with disabilities master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in teaching students with disabilities, making the school the #14 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at UF

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

UF General Special Education Bachelor’s Program

100% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The teaching students with disabilities program at UF awarded 8 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 0% of these degrees went to men with the other 100% going to women.

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About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in teaching students with disabilities at UF are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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

UF General Special Education Master’s Program

100% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 33 students earned a master's degree in teaching students with disabilities from UF. About 100% of these graduates were women and the other 0% were men.

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Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from UF, 76% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 25
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

UF also has a doctoral program available in teaching students with disabilities. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 University of 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
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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