2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Special Education in Arkansas

Special Education is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #55 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 7 schools in Arkansas to determine which ones were the most popular for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of special education. Combined, these schools handed out 59 bachelor's degrees in special education to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Special Education School for Your Bachelor's Degree

The special ed bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. We created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Special Education in Arkansas ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality special education program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

More Ways to Rank Special Education Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for special education.

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Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Special Education in Arkansas

Learn about the most popular colleges and universities for special education students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Special Ed Students Working on Their Bachelor's

1

University of Central Arkansas
Conway, AR

21 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In AR

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in special education has to check out University of Central Arkansas. Located in the small city of Conway, UCA is a public university with a large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in special education in Arkansas.

There were about 21 special education individuals who graduated with this degree at UCA in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in special education from University of Central Arkansas

2

University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR

20 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In AR

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Arkansas if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in special education. Located in the small city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in special education in Arkansas.

There were about 20 special education students who graduated with this degree at UARK in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in special education from University of Arkansas

3

University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Little Rock, AR

7 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In AR

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Arkansas at Little Rock is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in special education. UA Little Rock is a moderately-sized public university located in the midsize city of Little Rock. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #4 in quality for bachelor's degrees in special education in Arkansas.

There were roughly 7 special education students who graduated with this degree at UA Little Rock in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in special education from University of Arkansas at Little Rock

4

Harding University
Searcy, AR

5 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In AR

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Harding University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in special education. Located in the distant town of Searcy, Harding is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in special education in Arkansas. More information about a bachelor’s in special education from Harding University

5

Arkansas State University - Main Campus
Jonesboro, AR

4 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#5 Best Quality In AR

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

A-State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Jonesboro. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #5 in quality for bachelor's degrees in special education in Arkansas.

There were roughly 4 special education individuals who graduated with this degree at A-State in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in special education from Arkansas State University - Main Campus

6

Henderson State University
Arkadelphia, AR

2 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#6 Best Quality In AR

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the distant town of Arkadelphia, Henderson State University is a public university with a small student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #6 in quality for bachelor's degrees in special education in Arkansas.

There were roughly 2 special education individuals who graduated with this degree at Henderson State University in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in special education from Henderson State University

7

University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
Pine Bluff, AR

UAPB is a small public university located in the city of Pine Bluff. More information about a bachelor’s in special education from University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff

Best Special Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Special Education Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Georgia	220	162
Florida	214	365
Tennessee	209	213
North Carolina	207	242
Virginia	206	140
South Carolina	188	145
Alabama	183	178
Kentucky	177	204
Louisiana	163	29
Mississippi	158	47
West Virginia	142	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Special Ed

One of 14 majors within the Education area of study, Special Education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Special Ed Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Special Education	55
Other Special Education & Teaching	4

Most Popular Majors Related to Special Ed

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific	717
Teacher Education Subject Specific	393
General Education	81
Other Education	4
Educational Administration	1

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to woodleywonderworks. More about our data sources and methodologies.