Education at Henderson State 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 Henderson State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Henderson State University is located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas and approximately 3,163 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 85 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.

Henderson State University Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Education

Online Classes Are Available at Henderson State University

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? Henderson State University offers distance education options for education at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Henderson State University Education Rankings

Education Student Demographics at Henderson State University

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

Henderson State University Education Master’s Program

Of the 85 students who earned a master's degree in Education from Henderson State University in 2020-2021, 18% were men and 82% were women.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from Henderson State University, 74% 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 Henderson State University with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	63
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 Henderson State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	55
Teaching English or French	45
Educational Administration	33
Special Education	10
Curriculum & Instruction	9
Student Counseling	3
Other Education	1

Related Majors

• Psychology

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 Henderson State 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Brandonrush under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.