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2023 Most Popular Education Schools in Arkansas

15 Colleges
$41,130 Avg Salary
$21,620 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Education School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, education was the most popular one in Arkansas. In total, 3,395 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Arkansas.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Education Schools in Arkansas ranking. This report analyzed 15 schools in Arkansas to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Education program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Education Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Arkansas State University - Main Campus the most popular school in Arkansas for education students. A-State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Jonesboro.

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#2

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

Out of the 15 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas landed the # 2 spot on the list. UARK is a very large public school located in the city of Fayetteville.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Central Arkansas is a great place for education students. Located in the small city of Conway, UCA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR

Out of the 15 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas Tech University landed the # 4 spot on the list. ATU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Russellville.

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Out of the 15 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Arkansas University Main Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Magnolia, Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a public college with a small student population.

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#6

Henderson State University

Arkadelphia, AR

Henderson State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for education students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the distant town of Arkadelphia, Henderson State University is a public school with a small student population.

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#7

Harding University

Searcy, AR

With a ranking of #7, Harding University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students. Harding is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Searcy.

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University of Arkansas at Little Rock did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for education students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Little Rock, UA Little Rock is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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University of Arkansas at Monticello did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for education students. It came in at #9 on the list. UAM is a small public school located in the town of Monticello.

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#10

John Brown University

Siloam Springs, AR

With a ranking of #10, John Brown University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students. Located in the distant town of Siloam Springs, JBU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Education Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 2,371
Florida 5,192
North Carolina 4,150
Virginia 7,400
Tennessee 3,386
Georgia 6,283
South Carolina 2,297
Louisiana 1,732
West Virginia 924
Kentucky 3,387
Alabama 3,231

Education Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
Special Education 25,158
General Education 21,189
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616
Curriculum & Instruction 19,784
Student Counseling 13,840
Instructional Media Design 8,387
Teaching English or French 4,743
Other Education 2,513
Multilingual Education 1,672
Educational Assessment 1,215
Education Philosophy 421
International Education 257
Teaching Assistants 20

Related Major Annual Graduates
Psychology 42,013
Social Sciences 22,292
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929
History 4,391

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 15 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 Horadrim.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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