General Special Education at Florida International University
Every general 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 teaching students with disabilities program at Florida International University stacks up to those at other schools.FIU is located in Miami, Florida and has a total student population of 58,836.
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.
FIU General Special Education Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Teaching Students with Disabilities
- Master’s Degree in Teaching Students with Disabilities
Online Classes Are Available at FIU
If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.
Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? FIU offers distance education options for teaching students with disabilities at the following degree levels:
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Master’s Degree
FIU General Special Education Rankings
There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in teaching students with disabilities, making the school the #43 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at FIU
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the teaching students with disabilities majors at Florida International University.
FIU General Special Education Master’s Program
In the teaching students with disabilities master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 78% of degree recipients. That is 51% better than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Florida International University with a master's in teaching students with disabilities.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 7 |
Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
White | 3 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Related Majors
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 Florida International 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 |
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.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
- Image Credit: By Comayagua99 under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.