2025 Best General Special Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arkansas

Ranked #68 in popularity, general special education is one of the most sought-after bachelor's degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Arkansas to determine which ones were the best for general special education students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 39 bachelor's degrees in general special education during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on general special education students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of general special education students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general special education related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for general special education students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Special Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arkansas ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study General Special Education in Arkansas

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in general special education.

Top Arkansas Schools for a Bachelor's in Teaching Students with Disabilities

1

University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

18 Annual Graduates

University of Arkansas is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in general special education. Located in the small city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general special education from University of Arkansas

2

University of Central Arkansas
Conway, AR

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in general special education has to look into University of Central Arkansas. UCA is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of Conway.More information about a bachelor’s in general special education from University of Central Arkansas

Best General Special Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	492	355
Tennessee	460	196
North Carolina	453	148
Georgia	453	146
Virginia	421	124
South Carolina	370	140
Kentucky	331	175
Alabama	320	100
Louisiana	306	0
Mississippi	275	50
West Virginia	223	5

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Rankings in Majors Related to Teaching Students with Disabilities

General Special Education is one of 17 different types of Special Education programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Teaching Students with Disabilities

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Special Education & Teaching	6

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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).
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