Social Studies Education is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #291 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Arkansas to determine which ones were the best for social studies education students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 27 degrees in social studies education to qualified students.
Your choice of social studies education 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 social studies education 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.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Social Studies Education Schools in Arkansas list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for Social Studies Education in Arkansas
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the social studies teacher education degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Arkansas Schools in Social Studies Teacher Education
Harding University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in social studies education. Located in the town of Searcy, Harding is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #618 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Harding is a great university overall.
There were approximately 6 social studies education students who graduated with this degree at Harding in the most recent year we have data available.
Arkansas Tech University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in social studies education. ATU is a moderately-sized public university located in the town of Russellville. This university ranks 15th out of 34 schools for overall quality in the state of Arkansas.
There were approximately 8 social studies education students who graduated with this degree at ATU in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Central Arkansas is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in social studies education. UCA is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of Conway. This university ranks 6th out of 34 schools for overall quality in the state of Arkansas.
There were approximately 8 social studies education students who graduated with this degree at UCA 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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Your choice of social studies education 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 social studies education schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
