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2023 Best General Education Master's Degree Schools in Arkansas

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$50,291 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Education Master's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, general education was ranked 8th in Arkansas. In fact, 133 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which teaching program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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, Teaching Degree Search has created the Best General Education Master's Degree Schools in Arkansas to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in Arkansas to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for teaching students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas

The following schools top our list of the Best General Education Master's Degree Colleges.

Top Arkansas Schools for a Master's in General Education

#1

Harding University

Searcy, AR

Our 2023 rankings named Harding University the best school in Arkansas for general education students working on their master’s degree. Harding is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Searcy.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Arkansas. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the city of Conway, UCA is a public school with a large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a great place for general education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the remote town of Magnolia, Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a public school with a small student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Arkansas - Fort Smith is a great place for general education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Fort Smith, UAFS is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#5

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR

The excellent master’s degree programs at Arkansas Tech University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in Arkansas. ATU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Russellville.

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Best General Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best General Education Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kentucky 95
Tennessee 605
North Carolina 255
Georgia 117
Florida 622
Virginia 918
West Virginia 301
South Carolina 352
Louisiana 116
Mississippi 407
Alabama 115

General Education is one of 14 different types of teaching programs to choose from.

Education Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Education 29,810

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 KOKUYO.

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