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2023 Most Popular Education Master's Degree Schools in Arkansas

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Finding the Best Education Master's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, education was ranked 4th in Arkansas. In fact, 4,954 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Education Master's Degree Schools in Arkansas to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in Arkansas to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Education program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Education Master's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Arkansas State University - Main Campus the most popular school in Arkansas for education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public college with a large student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 20% are male.

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#2

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

Out of the 15 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 334 students majoring in education at UARK, 28% are male and 72% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Arkansas. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. UCA is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Conway.

Of the 185 students majoring in education at UCA, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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#4

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR

Out of the 15 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas Tech University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Russellville, ATU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 76% of the education majors at the school.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a great place for education students working on their master’s degree. Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a small public school located in the town of Magnolia.

About 81% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 19% are male.

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#6

Harding University

Searcy, AR

Harding University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree education programs. Located in the town of Searcy, Harding is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 68% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 32% are male.

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University of Arkansas at Monticello ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the town of Monticello, UAM is a public school with a small student population.

About 76% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 24% are male.

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University of Arkansas at Little Rock did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. UA Little Rock is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Little Rock.

Of the 92 students majoring in education at UA Little Rock, 16% are male and 84% are female.

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#9

Henderson State University

Arkadelphia, AR

Henderson State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas ranking. Henderson State University is a small public school located in the town of Arkadelphia.

About 82% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 18% are male.

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#10

John Brown University

Siloam Springs, AR

John Brown University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree education programs. JBU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Siloam Springs.

Women make up 83% of the education majors at the school.

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Best Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Education Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 7,730
West Virginia 1,515
South Carolina 3,980
Florida 10,069
Virginia 9,522
Mississippi 4,219
Tennessee 5,194
Louisiana 2,977
Alabama 5,059
Kentucky 5,329
Georgia 9,722

Education Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832
Student Counseling 13,858
Instructional Media Design 8,695
Teaching English or French 5,791
Other Education 4,858
Teaching Assistants 2,751
Educational Assessment 2,552
Multilingual Education 1,910
Education Philosophy 737
International Education 293

Related Major Annual Graduates
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 15 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 Horadrim.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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