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Most Popular General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arkansas

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2023 Most Popular General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arkansas

5 Colleges
$35,282 Avg Salary
$26,172 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Education Bachelor'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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arkansas ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Arkansas to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Education program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Arkansas at Monticello the most popular school in Arkansas for general education students working on their bachelor’s degree. UAM is a small public school located in the town of Monticello.

About 98% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 2% are male.

Full General Education at University of Arkansas at Monticello Report

#2

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

Out of the 5 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas landed the # 2 spot on the list. UARK is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Fayetteville.

About 88% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 13% are male.

The average amount in student loans that education majors at UARK take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $25,016.

Full General Education at University of Arkansas Report

#3

Harding University

Searcy, AR

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harding University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. Harding is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Searcy.

About 71% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 29% are male.

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#4

Ouachita Baptist University

Arkadelphia, AR

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ouachita Baptist University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. Ouachita Baptist is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Arkadelphia.

About 33% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 67% are male.

Read full report on General Education at Ouachita Baptist University

#5

Lyon College

Batesville, AR

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Lyon College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general education schools in Arkansas. Located in the remote town of Batesville, Lyon is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best General Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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