Social Studies Education at Harding University

What traits are you looking for in a social studies teacher education school? To help you decide if Harding University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's social studies teacher education program.

Harding is located in Searcy, Arkansas and has a total student population of 4,617. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students received a bachelor's degree in social studies teacher education from Harding.

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

Harding Social Studies Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Studies Teacher Education

Harding Social Studies Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social studies teacher education progam at Harding compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social studies teacher education major at Harding is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Social Studies 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Social Studies Education Schools	60
Most Popular Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	68
Most Focused Social Studies Education Schools	86
Most Popular Social Studies Education Schools	95

Social Studies Teacher Education Student Demographics at Harding

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social studies teacher education majors at Harding University.

Harding Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 social studies teacher education majors earned their bachelor's degree from Harding. Of these graduates, 67% were men and 33% were women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social studies teacher education 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 social studies teacher education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Harding also has a doctoral program available in social studies teacher education. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Art Education
• Science Education
• French Language Teacher Education
• Mathematics Education
• Physical Education Teaching & Coaching

Careers That Social Studies Teacher Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in social studies teacher education 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
High School Teachers	11,480	$51,780
Middle School Teachers	5,650	$49,570
Education Professors	440	$74,450
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	30	$118,080

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.