If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in special education, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #55 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Arkansas to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of special education. Combined, these schools handed out 45 bachelor's degrees in special education to qualified students.
To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.
Other Factors We Consider
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to special education students as compared to other majors.
Major Demand - How many other special education students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
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.
Student Debt - How easy is it for special education to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized special education related body.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for special education students working on their bachelor's degree.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best 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 Special Education in Arkansas
The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in special education.
Top Arkansas Schools for a Bachelor's in Special Ed
University of Arkansas is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in special education. Located in the city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public university with a fairly large student population.
After graduating, special ed bachelor's recipients typically make about $43,718 in their early careers.
It's difficult to beat University of Central Arkansas if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in special education. UCA is a moderately-sized public university located in the small city of Conway.
After graduating, special ed bachelor's recipients usually make about $44,318 in their early careers.
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).