by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Arkansas” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 29,810 people earned their degree in general education, making the major the 41st most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, general education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $48,719 and had an average of $23,394 in loans still to pay off.
Across Arkansas, there were 133 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,832 and $23,937 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 51 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,270 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Arkansas” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in general education. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general education.
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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 “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Arkansas” list to help you make the college decision.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
The colleges and universities below are the best for arkansas master’s degree education students.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Arkansas University Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Magnolia, Arkansas, this small public school awarded 18 degrees to qualified masters’s education students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arkansas Tech University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Arkansas list. This medium-sized school is located in Russellville, Arkansas, and it awarded 15 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about 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 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Arkansas list. University of Central Arkansas is located in Conway, Arkansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 masters’s education degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Harding University landed the #4 spot on the list. Harding University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Searcy, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas - Fort Smith landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Fort Smith, Arkansas, this medium-sized public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s education students in 2020-2021.
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