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2023 Best General Education Schools in Arkansas

5 Colleges
$33,832 Avg Salary
$23,937 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Education School for You

With 51 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general education is the #30 most popular major in Arkansas.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best General Education Schools in Arkansas ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Arkansas to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best General Education Schools in Arkansas

Check out the education programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Arkansas Schools in General Education

#1

Harding University

Searcy, AR

Our 2023 rankings named Harding University the best school in Arkansas for general education students. Located in the town of Searcy, Harding is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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The excellent programs at University of Central Arkansas helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in Arkansas. UCA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Conway.

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The excellent programs at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in Arkansas. Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a small public school located in the town of Magnolia.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Arkansas - Fort Smith is a great place for general education students. UAFS is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Fort Smith.

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#5

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR

The excellent programs at Arkansas Tech University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in Arkansas. Located in the remote town of Russellville, ATU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best General Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best General Education Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 864
Florida 407
Georgia 106
North Carolina 144
Tennessee 309
Kentucky 87
Louisiana 77
Alabama 115
South Carolina 286
Mississippi 276
West Virginia 230

One of 14 majors within the area of study, general education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
Special Education 25,158
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616
Curriculum & Instruction 19,784

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to KOKUYO.

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