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Education at Harding University

Every education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the education program at Harding University stacks up to those at other schools.

Harding is located in Searcy, Arkansas and approximately 4,617 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 122 students received their master's degree in education.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Education section at the bottom of this page.

Harding Education Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Education
  • Doctorate Degree in Education

Harding Education Rankings

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #363 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at Harding

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education majors at Harding University.

Harding Education Master’s Program

68% Women
12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The education program at Harding awarded 122 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 32% of these degrees went to men with the other 68% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in education each year. Harding does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a education master's degree from Harding, 85% 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 Harding University with a master's in education.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 104
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within Education

If you plan to be a education major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Harding University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific 49
Student Counseling 26
Educational Administration 20
Special Education 16
Teacher Education Subject Specific 14
General Education 4
Teaching English or French 1

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for AR, the home state for Harding University.

Occupation Jobs in AR Average Salary in AR
Elementary School Teachers 12,400 $48,560
Teacher Assistants 11,730 $21,190
High School Teachers 11,480 $51,780
Middle School Teachers 5,650 $49,570
Preschool Teachers 3,520 $33,150

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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