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2023 Most Popular Engineering Schools in Arkansas

13 Colleges
$63,796 Avg Salary
$22,518 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Engineering School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, engineering was ranked 5th in Arkansas. In fact, 1,082 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Engineering Schools in Arkansas to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 13 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 Engineering program at each school on the list.

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

#1

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

Our 2023 rankings named University of Arkansas the most popular school in Arkansas for engineering students. Located in the city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Engineering majors at UARK take out an average of $21,808 in student loans while working on their egree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $370, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#2

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR

The excellent programs at Arkansas Tech University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering schools in Arkansas. Located in the remote town of Russellville, ATU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

On average, engineering graduates from ATU take out $22,266 in student loans while working on their degree.

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The excellent programs at Arkansas State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering schools in Arkansas. Located in the city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public school with a large student population.

The average amount in student loans that engineering majors at A-State take out is $24,750.

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#4

Harding University

Searcy, AR

The excellent programs at Harding University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering schools in Arkansas. Located in the town of Searcy, Harding is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that engineering majors at Harding take out is $22,500.

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Out of the 13 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas at Little Rock landed the # 5 spot on the list. UA Little Rock is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Little Rock.

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#6

John Brown University

Siloam Springs, AR

John Brown University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for engineering students. It came in at #6 on the list. JBU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Siloam Springs.

After completing their degree, engineering graduates from JBU carry an average student debt load of $26,488.

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University of Arkansas - Fort Smith came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Schools in Arkansas ranking. UAFS is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Fort Smith.

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Southern Arkansas University Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Schools in Arkansas ranking. Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a small public school located in the remote town of Magnolia.

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#9

Henderson State University

Arkadelphia, AR

With a ranking of #9, Henderson State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering students. Henderson State University is a small public school located in the distant town of Arkadelphia.

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University of Central Arkansas landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular engineering programs. UCA is a large public school located in the city of Conway.

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Best Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 5,126
West Virginia 990
South Carolina 2,318
Florida 9,040
Virginia 5,181
Mississippi 1,512
Tennessee 2,281
Louisiana 1,832
Alabama 3,927
Kentucky 1,343
Georgia 5,301

Engineering Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917
Biomedical Engineering 12,811
General Engineering 11,796
Industrial Engineering 9,072
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 8,001
Systems Engineering 3,904
Materials Engineering 3,415
Other Engineering 2,760
Environmental Engineering 2,759
Operations Research 1,698
Agricultural Engineering 1,472
Engineering Science 1,454
Electrical and Computer Engineering. 1,378
Petroleum Engineering 1,256
Robotics Engineering 1,243
Architectural Engineering 1,012
Engineering Physics 994
Manufacturing Engineering 947
Construction Engineering 878
Nuclear Engineering 864
Marine Engineering 445
Biological Engineering 410
Polymer & Plastics Engineering 360
Geoscience Engineering 325
Mining Engineering 314
Textile Engineering 310
Ocean Engineering 285
Engineering Mechanics 272
Metallurgical Engineering 179
Energy Systems Engineering 138
Biochemical Engineering 109
Ceramic Engineering 94
Surveying Engineering 73
Electromechanical Engineering 45
Forest Engineering 41
Paper Science & Engineering 27
Engineering Chemistry 13

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 254,454
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 177,778
Engineering Technologies 85,188
Mathematics & Statistics 52,396
Physical Sciences 50,306

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 13 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 Petty Officer 3rd Class Declan Barnes.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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