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2026 Highest Paid Teacher Education And Development Grads in Arkansas

[Teacher Education And Development](/majors/education/teacher-education-and-development/) programs reward a close look at where graduates go on to earn the most. The highest-paying schools turn a teacher education and development degree into the strongest early-career earnings.

For its 2026 highest-paid-graduates ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools to find where teacher education and development graduates earn the most.

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• Highest Paid Teacher Education And Development Grads in Arkansas

2026 Highest Paid Teacher Education And Development Grads in Arkansas

If you want to know which schools send teacher education and development graduates into the highest-paying careers, see the list below.

Highest Paid Teacher Education And Development Graduates

1

University Of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR

$67,117 Average Early-Career Salary

Leading the list is University Of Arkansas, our #1 for teacher education and development graduate salaries in Arkansas. Located in the city of Fayetteville, University Of Arkansas is a public institution. After graduating, teacher education and development degree recipients from University Of Arkansas typically earn about $67,117 annually.

2

Harding University
Searcy, AR

$52,241 Average Early-Career Salary

Harding University came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying teacher education and development schools. Harding University is a private not-for-profit school located in the town of Searcy. Students who complete the teacher education and development program here go on to a median salary of roughly $52,241.

3

Arkansas State University Main Campus
Jonesboro, AR

$49,901 Average Early-Career Salary

Arkansas State University Main Campus produces some of the highest-paid graduates in teacher education and development, landing the #3 spot this year. Arkansas State University Main Campus is a public school located in the city of Jonesboro. Early-career teacher education and development graduates from Arkansas State University Main Campus make a median of around $49,901 per year.

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual, 2026 edition. The methodology measures the salaries teacher education and development graduates go on to earn early in their careers, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard field-of-study earnings and IPEDS).

Ranking method: College Major Earnings · 3 schools evaluated.

*Salary figures reflect median early-career earnings (about 5 years after graduation) and may vary by how long a person takes to complete their degree.

• 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 our data about colleges.
• Graduate earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard) field-of-study earnings.

More about our data sources and methodologies.