Quick answer: 3 colleges within 100 miles of Panama City, Florida award a special education degree, the nearest about 47 miles away (IPEDS Completions, 2024).
Compare special education programs you can start from Panama City:
| Distance from Panama City | Colleges awarding this degree |
|---|---|
| Within 25 miles | 0 |
| Within 50 miles | 1 |
| Within 100 miles | 3 |
| Within 250 miles | 24 |
Source: IPEDS Completions, 2024, counting institutions that reported awarding this degree, joined to IPEDS institution coordinates. Distances are straight-line.
Access around Panama City is thinner than in the larger Florida metros. The nearest college awarding this degree is roughly 47 miles away and 3 sit within 100 miles, which is the case where an online or low-residency program earns its keep.
The subject matter does not change by location: learning differences and disabilities, individualized education programs, behavior support, and inclusive instruction. What changes is how you take it. Ask each college whether the program holds accreditation from a recognized institutional accreditor, how much of the coursework is delivered online, and which components require you on campus. Credit transfer is decided by the receiving institution and genuinely varies, so request a written transfer evaluation before you enroll.
This page lists 8 schools within 246 miles, closest group first, then ordered by BOC Score with the highest at the top. 8 of them carry a score.
Scores come from IPEDS (2024) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Earnings are for all graduates of a school, not one program, so treat them as a signal about the institution rather than about this subject. Sponsored listings are paid placements and are labelled as such; they are separate from this ranking and never change it. Read the full methodology.
Source: ACCSC IPEDS College Scorecard
Source: ACCSC IPEDS College Scorecard
Source: ACCSC IPEDS College Scorecard
Source: ACCSC IPEDS College Scorecard
Source: ACCSC IPEDS College Scorecard
Source: ACCSC IPEDS College Scorecard
Source: ACCSC IPEDS College Scorecard
Source: ACCSC IPEDS College Scorecard
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School in Florida earn a median $58,850 per year against $65,120 nationally (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
The Florida median for special education teachers, kindergarten and elementary school is $58,850 per year, below the national median of $65,120, on state employment of 8,740 (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
These are statewide figures. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish wages at city level, so no page can tell you what this job pays in Panama City specifically. For the metro-level picture where it is published, and the full percentile spread, see the Florida page.
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