Education at Henderson State University

If you are interested in studying education, you may want to check out the program at Henderson State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Henderson State University is located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas and approximately 3,163 students attend the school each year.

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

Henderson State University Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Education
• Master’s Degree in Education

Online Classes Are Available at Henderson State University

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Henderson State University offers distance education options for education at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Henderson State University Education Rankings

The education major at Henderson State University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for 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.

Education Student Demographics at Henderson State University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education majors at Henderson State University.

Henderson State University Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 37% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. The typical education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at Henderson State University since its program graduates 18% more men than average.

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at Henderson State University 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 Henderson State University with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	57
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Henderson State University Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of education master's degrees went to men and 87% went to women.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from Henderson State University, 73% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	63
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Education

If you plan to be a education major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Henderson State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	101
Teaching English or French	45
Educational Administration	33
Teacher Education Subject Specific	16
Special Education	15
Curriculum & Instruction	9
Student Counseling	3
Other Education	1

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in 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 Henderson State University.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
Elementary School Teachers	12,400	$48,560
Teacher Assistants	11,730	$21,190
High School Teachers	11,480	$51,780
Middle School Teachers	5,650	$49,570
Preschool Teachers	3,520	$33,150

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
• Image Credit: By Brandonrush under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.