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2023 Most Popular Special Education Schools in Arkansas

10 Colleges
$43,300 Avg Salary
$23,500 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Special Education 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.

The Most Popular Special Education Schools in Arkansas ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Arkansas to see which 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Special Education Colleges.

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

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Central Arkansas is a great place for special education students. Located in the city of Conway, UCA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Special Education at University of Central Arkansas Report

#3

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Arkansas is a great place for special education students. UARK is a very large public school located in the small city of Fayetteville.

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#4

Harding University

Searcy, AR

The excellent programs at Harding University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in Arkansas. Harding is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Searcy.

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#5

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Arkansas Tech University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Special Education Schools in Arkansas list. ATU is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Russellville.

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#5

Henderson State University

Arkadelphia, AR

The excellent programs at Henderson State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in Arkansas. Located in the town of Arkadelphia, Henderson State University is a public college with a small student population.

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University of Arkansas at Little Rock did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for special education students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Little Rock, UA Little Rock is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Full Special Education at University of Arkansas at Little Rock Report

#8

John Brown University

Siloam Springs, AR

With a ranking of #8, John Brown University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for special education students. 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

With a ranking of #9, Southern Arkansas University Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for special education students. Located in the town of Magnolia, Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a public school with a small student population.

Full Special Education at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus Report

University of Arkansas at Monticello ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Special Education Schools in Arkansas list. UAM is a small public school located in the remote town of Monticello.

Full Special Education at University of Arkansas at Monticello Report

Best Special Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Special Education Colleges 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 10 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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