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2023 Best General Education Master's Degree Schools in Arkansas

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Finding the Best General Education Master's Degree School for You

With 133 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general education is the #54 most popular major in Arkansas.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best General Education Master's Degree Schools in Arkansas ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Arkansas to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas

The colleges and universities below are the best for education majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top Arkansas Schools for a Master's in General Education

#1

Harding University

Searcy, AR

Our 2023 rankings named Harding University the best school in Arkansas for general education students working on their master’s degree. Harding is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Searcy.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Central Arkansas is a great place for general education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Conway, UCA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southern Arkansas University Main Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the town of Magnolia, Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a public school with a small student population.

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Out of the 5 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas - Fort Smith landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Fort Smith, UAFS is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#5

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR

The excellent master’s degree programs at Arkansas Tech University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in Arkansas. ATU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Russellville.

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Best General Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best General Education Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 117
Virginia 918
North Carolina 255
Florida 622
Tennessee 605
Kentucky 95
South Carolina 352
Louisiana 116
Alabama 115
Mississippi 407
West Virginia 301

General Education is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Education

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to KOKUYO.

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