2023 Most Popular Engineering Schools in Arkansas
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.
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2023 Most Popular Engineering Schools in Arkansas
Check out the engineering programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Arkansas.
Top 10 Most Popular Engineering Schools
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.
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.
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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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.
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.
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.
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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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.
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 |
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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 Related Majors
Engineering Majors to Study
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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.
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