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2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Arkansas

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Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Education Major in Arkansas

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In 2020-2021, 327,871 education students received their degree, making the major the 4th most popular in the country. In 2019-2020, education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $46,202 and had an average of $24,437 in loans still to pay off.

Across Arkansas, there were 5,126 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,130 and $21,620 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,218 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,130 and $24,615 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Arkansas” ranking analyzed 20 colleges that offered a degree in education. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their education program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Arkansas

The colleges and universities below are the best for arkansas bachelor’s degree education students.

Top 20 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Education in Arkansas

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Crowley's Ridge College
Paragould, Arkansas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Crowley’s Ridge College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Arkansas. Located in Paragould, Arkansas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s education students in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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Williams Baptist University
Walnut Ridge, Arkansas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Williams Baptist University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Arkansas. Walnut Ridge, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s education degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.

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Central Baptist College
Conway, Arkansas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Baptist College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Arkansas. Located in Conway, Arkansas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 17 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s education students in 2020-2021.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Arkansas list. UAPB is a small public school situated in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. It awarded 44 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

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Ouachita Baptist University
Arkadelphia, Arkansas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ouachita Baptist University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Arkansas. Ouachita Baptist is located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 42 bachelors’s education degrees to qualified students.

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Harding University
Searcy, Arkansas

Harding University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Arkansas list. Harding University is located in Searcy, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 109 bachelors’s education degrees to qualified students.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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Henderson State University
Arkadelphia, Arkansas

Henderson State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Arkansas ranking. Henderson State University is a small school located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas that handed out 67 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

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%.

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With a ranking of #8, Southern Arkansas University Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Arkansas list. Located in Magnolia, Arkansas, this small public school awarded 86 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s education students in 2020-2021.

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University of the Ozarks
Clarksville, Arkansas

University of the Ozarks did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Arkansas ranking, coming in at #9. Ozarks is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Clarksville, Arkansas. It awarded 12 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

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University of Central Arkansas ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Arkansas list. UCA is a public institution located in Conway, Arkansas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 159 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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%.

Full University of Central Arkansas Education Report

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University of Arkansas at Monticello ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Arkansas list. University of Arkansas at Monticello is located in Monticello, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 59 bachelors’s education degrees to qualified students.

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University of Arkansas - Fort Smith came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Arkansas ranking. Fort Smith, Arkansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s education degrees to 62 students in 2020-2021.

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Arkansas Tech University
Russellville, Arkansas

With a ranking of #13, Arkansas Tech University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Arkansas list. Arkansas Tech University is a medium-sized school located in Russellville, Arkansas that handed out 161 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

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Philander Smith College
Little Rock, Arkansas

Philander Smith College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Arkansas list. Philander Smith is a small school located in Little Rock, Arkansas that handed out 6 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

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Lyon College
Batesville, Arkansas

With a ranking of #15, Lyon College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Arkansas list. Lyon is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Batesville, Arkansas. It awarded 7 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

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John Brown University
Siloam Springs, Arkansas

With a ranking of #16, John Brown University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Arkansas list. Located in Siloam Springs, Arkansas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 16 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s education students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Arkansas State University - Main Campus came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Arkansas ranking. Arkansas State University - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Jonesboro, Arkansas that handed out 142 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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University of Arkansas at Little Rock did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Arkansas ranking, coming in at #18. Located in Little Rock, Arkansas, this medium-sized public school handed out 63 degrees to qualified bachelors’s education students in 2020-2021.

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University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, Arkansas

University of Arkansas came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Arkansas ranking. UARK is a large school located in Fayetteville, Arkansas that handed out 140 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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Arkansas Baptist College
Little Rock, Arkansas

Arkansas Baptist College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Arkansas list. Arkansas Baptist College is located in Little Rock, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s education degrees to qualified students.

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