by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended General Education Major in Arkansas” ranking is part of that endeavor.
General Education is the 31st most popular major in the country with 29,810 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Arkansas, there were 133 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended General Education Major in Arkansas” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in general education. To top this list, a school must have a successful general education program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Well Attended General Education Major in Arkansas” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for arkansas general education students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas at Monticello. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended General Education Major in Arkansas list. This small school is located in Monticello, Arkansas, and it awarded 46 ’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended General Education Major in Arkansas list. University of Arkansas is a large public school situated in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It awarded 24 ’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Arkansas University Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended General Education Major in Arkansas list. Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a small public school situated in Magnolia, Arkansas. It awarded 18 ’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 9 schools in the Most Well Attended General Education Major in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas Tech University landed the #4 spot on the list. Russellville, Arkansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s general education degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harding University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended General Education Major in Arkansas list. Harding University is located in Searcy, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 ’s general education degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Central Arkansas landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended General Education Major in Arkansas ranking. UCA is a fairly large school located in Conway, Arkansas that handed out 10 ’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Arkansas - Fort Smith did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended General Education Major in Arkansas ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Fort Smith, Arkansas, this medium-sized public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified ’s general education students in 2020-2021.
Ouachita Baptist University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended General Education Major in Arkansas ranking. This small school is located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, and it awarded 3 ’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Education at Ouachita Baptist University
Lyon College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended General Education Major in Arkansas list. Located in Batesville, Arkansas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified ’s general education students in 2020-2021.
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