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2023 Most Popular General Education Schools in Arkansas

9 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular General Education Schools in Arkansas ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Arkansas to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Education program at each school on the list.

Check out the education programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Arkansas.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Arkansas at Monticello the most popular school in Arkansas for general education students. UAM is a small public school located in the town of Monticello.

While working on their degree, education majors at UAM accumulate an average of around $20,873 in student debt.

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#2

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

Out of the 9 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas landed the # 2 spot on the list. UARK is a very large public school located in the small city of Fayetteville.

After completing their degree, education graduates from UARK carry an average student debt load of $27,000.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a great place for general education students. Located in the town of Magnolia, Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a public college with a small student population.

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#4

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR

The excellent programs at Arkansas Tech University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in Arkansas. ATU is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Russellville.

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#5

Harding University

Searcy, AR

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Harding University is a great place for general education students. Harding is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Searcy.

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University of Central Arkansas ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular General Education Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the small city of Conway, UCA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Arkansas - Fort Smith ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular General Education Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the small city of Fort Smith, UAFS is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#8

Ouachita Baptist University

Arkadelphia, AR

Ouachita Baptist University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Education Schools in Arkansas ranking. Ouachita Baptist is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Arkadelphia.

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#9

Lyon College

Batesville, AR

With a ranking of #9, Lyon College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general education students. Located in the town of Batesville, Lyon is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly 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 9 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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