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2023 Most Popular General Education Master's Degree Schools in Arkansas

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Finding the Best General Education Master's Degree 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular General Education Master's Degree Schools in Arkansas to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Arkansas to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Education program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular General Education Master's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Southern Arkansas University Main Campus to be the most popular school for general education students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Arkansas. Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a small public school located in the remote town of Magnolia.

About 78% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 22% are male.

Full General Education at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus Report

#2

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arkansas Tech University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the town of Russellville, ATU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 33% are male.

Read full report on General Education at Arkansas Tech University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Arkansas. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. UCA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Conway.

Of the 10 students majoring in education at UCA, 10% are male and 90% are female.

Read full report on General Education at University of Central Arkansas

#4

Harding University

Searcy, AR

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Harding University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general education schools in Arkansas. Located in the town of Searcy, Harding is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 25% of the education majors at the school.

Read full report on General Education at Harding University

Out of the 5 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas - Fort Smith landed the # 4 spot on the list. UAFS is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Fort Smith.

Read full report on General Education at University of Arkansas - Fort Smith

Best General Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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