Special Education at Harding University

0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study special education, take a look at what Harding University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Harding is located in Searcy, Arkansas and has a total student population of 4,617.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Special Education section at the bottom of this page.

Harding Special Education Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Special Ed
Master’s Degree in Special Ed

Harding Special Education Rankings

The special ed major at Harding is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Special Education. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Special Ed Student Demographics at Harding

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the special ed majors at Harding University.

Harding Special Education Bachelor’s Program

40% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of special ed bachelor's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. The typical special ed bachelor's degree program is made up of only 12% men. So male students are more repesented at Harding since its program graduates 48% more men than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in special ed at Harding are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Harding University with a bachelor's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Harding Special Education Master’s Program

94% Women

28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 6% of special ed master's degrees went to men and 94% went to women.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from Harding, 69% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Harding University with a master's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	25
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Special Education

If you plan to be a special ed major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Harding University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education	15
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs	4

Careers That Special Ed Grads May Go Into

A degree in special ed can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for AR, the home state for Harding University.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
Special Education Professors	1,290	$51,430
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	1,290	$49,740
Middle School Special Education Teachers	920	$50,790
Special Education Preschool Teachers	450	$46,870
Special Education Teachers	140	$34,140

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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