If you plan on majoring in higher education/higher education administration, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #160 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools in Arkansas ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 51 degrees in higher education/higher education administration to qualified students.
Choosing a Great Higher Education/Higher Education Administration School
Your choice of higher education/higher education administration school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for higher education/higher education administration schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Rankings by Degree Level
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools in Arkansas list to help you make the college decision.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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Best Schools for Higher Education/Higher Education Administration in Arkansas
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the higher education/higher education administration degree levels they offer.
Top Arkansas Schools in Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
Every student pursuing a degree in higher education/higher education administration needs to look into University of Arkansas. Located in the city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #198 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UARK is a great university overall.
There were about 31 higher education/higher education administration students who graduated with this degree at UARK in the most recent data year.
Harding University is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in higher education/higher education administration. Located in the town of Searcy, Harding is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 34 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arkansas.
There were about 10 higher education/higher education administration students who graduated with this degree at Harding in the most recent data year.
Every student who is interested in higher education/higher education administration has to take a look at University of Arkansas at Little Rock. UA Little Rock is a medium-sized public university located in the medium-sized city of Little Rock. This university ranks 9th out of 34 schools for overall quality in the state of Arkansas.
There were approximately 7 higher education/higher education administration students who graduated with this degree at UA Little Rock in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
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