Master's · Orlando, Florida
Is Special Education and Teaching at University of Central Florida worth it?
Low confidence Low confidence: fewer than 40 graduates behind the earnings figures.
The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans
Graduates typically don't earn back the cost within 20 years, compared with the no-degree baseline.
- Earnings 1 year after graduating
- $66,053
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- $65,435
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- $28,427
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Typical borrowing (no graduate net price is published)
- $30k (likely $30k – $30k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- $1k a year vs bachelor's graduates 4 years out in FL
- 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Payback
- Not within 20 years in most scenarios
- Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
- 10-year net return
- −$184k (likely −$278k – −$72k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- −$212k (likely −$395k – $7k)
- Today's dollars
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Scorecard reports no net price for graduate programs; cost is based on what graduates typically borrowed.
Other majors at University of Central Florida
- Computer and Information Sciences, General (Master's)$123,587
- Industrial Engineering (Master's)$118,191
- Psychology, General (Doctoral)$116,568
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's)$115,126
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Doctoral)$114,108
- Computational Science (Master's)$111,772
- Business/Commerce, General (Master's)$108,978
- Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)$106,680
- Accounting and Related Services (Master's)$105,203
- Mechanical Engineering (Master's)$104,337
- Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering (Master's)$102,802
- Engineering-Related Fields (Master's)$102,221
Special Education and Teaching at other schools in Florida
- Florida Memorial University$82,237
- University of West Florida$67,666
- Florida International University$66,851
- Florida Atlantic University$65,380
- Florida Gulf Coast University$61,615
- Nova Southeastern University$58,972
- University of South Florida$58,411
- Barry University$57,197
- Saint Leo University$53,280
- University of Florida$51,700