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Special Education at Harding University

Special Education at Harding University

Every special education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the special ed program at Harding University stacks up to those at other schools.

Harding is located in Searcy, Arkansas and approximately 4,617 students attend the school each year.

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

Harding Special Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Special Ed
  • Master’s Degree in Special Ed

Harding Special Education Rankings

The special ed major at Harding is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Special 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.

Special Ed Student Demographics at Harding

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

Harding Special Education Bachelor’s Program

40% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 60% of special ed bachelor's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. The typical special ed bachelor's degree program is made up of only 12% men. So male students are more repesented at Harding since its program graduates 48% more men than average.

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About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in special ed 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 special ed.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Harding Special Education Master’s Program

94% Women
28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 6% of special ed master's degrees went to men and 94% went to women.

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Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from Harding, 69% were white. This is typical 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 special ed.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 25
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Special Education

If you plan to be a special ed major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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
General Special Education 15
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs 4

Careers That Special Ed Grads May Go Into

A degree in special ed 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
Special Education Professors 1,290 $51,430
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers 1,290 $49,740
Middle School Special Education Teachers 920 $50,790
Special Education Preschool Teachers 450 $46,870
Special Education Teachers 140 $34,140

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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