Education at Harding University

If you are interested in studying education, you may want to check out the program at Harding University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Harding is located in Searcy, Arkansas and approximately 4,617 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 109 students received a bachelor's degree in education from Harding.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Education section at the bottom of this page.

Harding Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Education
• Master’s Degree in Education
• Doctorate Degree in Education

Harding Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks education programs across the country. The following shows how Harding performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The education major at Harding is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Education. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	218
Most Focused Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	221
Most Focused Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	230
Most Focused Education Master’s Degree Schools	253
	281
Most Popular Education Schools	382
	586

In 2021, 122 students received their master’s degree in education from Harding. This makes it the #357 most popular school for education master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #363 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at Harding

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education majors at Harding University.

Harding Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 109 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in education from Harding in 2021, 19% were men and 81% were women.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at Harding are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Harding University with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	96
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Harding Education Master’s Program

Of the 122 students who graduated with a master’s in education from Harding in 2021, 32% were men and 68% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in education each year. Harding does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from Harding, 85% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Harding University with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	104
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Harding also has a doctoral program available in education. In 2021, 8 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Education

Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Harding University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	119
Teacher Education Subject Specific	43
Student Counseling	26
Educational Administration	20
Special Education	19
General Education	11
Teaching English or French	1

Related Majors

• History
• Social Sciences
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Psychology
• Communication & Journalism

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for AR, the home state for Harding University.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
Elementary School Teachers	12,400	$48,560
Teacher Assistants	11,730	$21,190
High School Teachers	11,480	$51,780
Middle School Teachers	5,650	$49,570
Preschool Teachers	3,520	$33,150

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.