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

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$49,761 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Special Education Master's Degree School for You

Special Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in Arkansas. With 304 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 8th out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Special Education Master's Degree Schools in Arkansas ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 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 Special Education program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for special ed majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Arkansas State University - Main Campus the most popular school in Arkansas for special education students working on their master’s degree. A-State is a large public school located in the small city of Jonesboro.

Of the 156 students majoring in special ed at A-State, 6% are male and 94% are female.

Read full report on Special Education at Arkansas State University - Main Campus

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Central Arkansas helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular special education schools in Arkansas. Located in the small city of Conway, UCA is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 91% of the special ed majors at the school.

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#3

Harding University

Searcy, AR

Out of the 8 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Harding University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Harding is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Searcy.

Women make up 81% of the special ed majors at the school.

Full Special Education at Harding University Report

#4

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Arkansas helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular special education schools in Arkansas. UARK is a very large public school located in the small city of Fayetteville.

Read full report on Special Education at University of Arkansas

#5

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Arkansas Tech University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular special education schools in Arkansas. ATU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Russellville.

Women make up 80% of the special ed majors at the school.

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#6

Henderson State University

Arkadelphia, AR

Henderson State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas ranking. Located in the distant town of Arkadelphia, Henderson State University is a public school with a small student population.

Read full report on Special Education at Henderson State University

With a ranking of #7, University of Arkansas at Little Rock did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for special education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Little Rock, UA Little Rock is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 50% of the special ed majors at the school.

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#7

John Brown University

Siloam Springs, AR

John Brown University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree special education programs. Located in the town of Siloam Springs, JBU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Full Special Education at John Brown University Report

Best Special Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 1,110
Florida 689
Georgia 398
North Carolina 194
Tennessee 146
Kentucky 428
Louisiana 82
Alabama 248
South Carolina 118
Mississippi 216
West Virginia 41

Special Education is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
General Education 21,189
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616
Curriculum & Instruction 19,784

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 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 woodleywonderworks.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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