by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Education Major in Arkansas for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
With 327,871 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, education is the 4th most popular major in the United States. 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 2,387 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,270 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Education Major in Arkansas for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 15 colleges that offer a degree in education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular education programs in the United States.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for arkansas master’s degree education students.
Out of the 15 schools in the Most Well Attended Education Major in Arkansas for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Jonesboro, Arkansas, this fairly large public school awarded 1,047 degrees to qualified masters’s education students 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arkansas. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Education Major in Arkansas for a Master’s. University of Arkansas is a large school located in Fayetteville, Arkansas that handed out 334 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Arkansas. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Education Major in Arkansas for a Master’s. Conway, Arkansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s education degrees to 185 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arkansas Tech University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in Arkansas for a Master’s list. Russellville, Arkansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s education degrees to 178 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Arkansas University Main Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Education Major in Arkansas for a Master’s. Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a small school located in Magnolia, Arkansas that handed out 175 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
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Harding University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in Arkansas for a Master’s ranking. Located in Searcy, Arkansas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 122 diplomas to qualified masters’s education students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Arkansas at Monticello landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in Arkansas for a Master’s ranking. Located in Monticello, Arkansas, this small public school awarded 120 degrees to qualified masters’s education students in 2020-2021.
University of Arkansas at Little Rock came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Education Major in Arkansas for a Master’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Little Rock, Arkansas, and it awarded 92 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Henderson State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Education Major in Arkansas for a Master’s list. Henderson State University is a public institution located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 85 masters’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%.
John Brown University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Education Major in Arkansas for a Master’s list. JBU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Siloam Springs, Arkansas. It awarded 23 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in Arkansas for a Master’s ranking. UAPB is a public institution located in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Williams Baptist University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Education Major in Arkansas for a Master’s ranking. Williams Baptist University is a small school located in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas that handed out 8 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of Arkansas - Fort Smith ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended Education Major in Arkansas for a Master’s list. UAFS is a public institution located in Fort Smith, Arkansas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Strayer University - Arkansas landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in Arkansas for a Master’s ranking. Little Rock, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s education degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Ouachita Baptist University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in Arkansas for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #14. Ouachita Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 42 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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