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2023 Best General Education Schools in Arkansas

8 Colleges
$33,832 Avg Salary
$23,937 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Education 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best General Education Schools in Arkansas ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in Arkansas to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best General Education Schools in Arkansas

The following schools top our list of the Best General Education Colleges.

Top Arkansas Schools in General Education

#1

Harding University

Searcy, AR

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

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#2

Ouachita Baptist University

Arkadelphia, AR

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ouachita Baptist University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best General Education Schools in Arkansas list. Ouachita Baptist is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Arkadelphia.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Central Arkansas is a great place for general education students. Located in the small city of Conway, UCA is a public college with a large student population.

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#4

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

The excellent programs at University of Arkansas helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in Arkansas. UARK is a very large public school located in the city of Fayetteville.

While working on their degree, education majors at UARK accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Arkansas at Monticello. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best General Education Schools in Arkansas list. UAM is a small public school located in the town of Monticello.

After completing their degree, education graduates from UAM carry an average student debtload of $20,873.

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Southern Arkansas University Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best General Education Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the town of Magnolia, Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a public college with a small student population.

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University of Arkansas - Fort Smith did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for general education students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Fort Smith, UAFS is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#8

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR

Arkansas Tech University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best General Education Schools in Arkansas ranking. ATU is a medium-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 Schools 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 8 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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