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2023 Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$11,081 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,862 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Special Education Graduate Certificate School for You

Special Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in Florida. With 1,103 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 4th out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the teaching programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Florida to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for special ed students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida

Check out the special ed graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Florida Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Special Education

Our 2023 rankings named University of Central Florida the best value school in Florida for special education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UCF are $8,872 a year. On average, special ed graduates from UCF take out $19,471 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

UCF not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida list.

Full Special Education at University of Central Florida Report

#2

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida list. UF is a fairly large public school located in the city of Gainesville.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UF are $12,737 per year.

UF not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida list.

Full Special Education at University of Florida Report

#3

University of North Florida

Jacksonville, FL

Out of the 4 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Florida landed the # 3 spot on the list. UNF is a large public school located in the large city of Jacksonville.

UNF graduate students pay an average of $10,364 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UNF also made our Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida list, coming in at #3.

Read full report on Special Education at University of North Florida

#4

Southeastern University

Lakeland, FL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southeastern University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida list. SEU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Lakeland.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SEU are $12,350 a year.

Read full report on Special Education at Southeastern University

Best Value Special Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Special Education Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kentucky 608
Tennessee 354
North Carolina 477
Georgia 550
Virginia 1,238
West Virginia 46
South Carolina 266
Arkansas 351
Louisiana 103
Mississippi 269
Alabama 437

One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, special education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Special Ed Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Special Education 24,497
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs 3,111
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Multiple Disabilities 1,789
Elementary Special Education 1,625
Other Special Education & Teaching 1,227
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism 1,133
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs 655
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities 540
Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented 504
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Speech or Language Impairments 415
Education of the Deaf 363
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances 226
Education/Teaching of Individuals Who are Developmentally Delayed 222
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Junior High/Middle School Special Education Programs 181
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Vision Impairments Including Blindness 134
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities 122
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Orthopedic & Other Physical Health Impairments 47
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Traumatic Brain Injuries 1

Majors Similar to Special Ed

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to woodleywonderworks.

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