by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Arkansas” ranking is part of that endeavor.
General Engineering is the 79th most popular major in the country with 11,796 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, general engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $68,873 and had an average of $20,557 in loans still to pay off.
Across Arkansas, there were 173 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $78,112 and $26,488 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Arkansas” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in general engineering. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general engineering.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Arkansas”.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas - Fort Smith landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and it awarded 21 ’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend John Brown University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Arkansas. JBU is located in Siloam Springs, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 ’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, 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 Arkansas. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Arkansas. UARK is a large public school situated in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It awarded 106 ’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Arkansas University Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a small school located in Magnolia, Arkansas that handed out 17 ’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southern Arkansas University Main Campus General Engineering Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Henderson State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Arkansas. Henderson State University is a small school located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas that handed out 5 ’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Engineering at Henderson State University
University of Arkansas Community College - Batesville came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Arkansas ranking. This small school is located in Batesville, Arkansas, and it awarded 3 ’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
North Arkansas College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Arkansas list. Northark is a small public school situated in Harrison, Arkansas. It awarded 2 ’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Arkansas at Little Rock came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Arkansas ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Little Rock, Arkansas, and it awarded 8 ’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Arkansas State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Arkansas ranking, coming in at #9. Arkansas State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Jonesboro, Arkansas. It awarded 3 ’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Engineering at Arkansas State University - Main Campus
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