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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Major in Arkansas” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2021-2022, 3,583 people earned their degree in junior high/intermediate/middle school education & teaching, making the major the 197th most popular in the United States.
Across Arkansas, there were 235 junior high/intermediate/middle school education & teaching graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 127 junior high/intermediate/middle school education & teaching graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,634 and $22,457 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Major in Arkansas” ranking analyzed 14 colleges that offered a degree in junior high/intermediate/middle school education & teaching. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in junior high/intermediate/middle school education & teaching.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Major in Arkansas”.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Major in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Baptist College landed the #1 spot on the list. Conway, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching degrees to 2 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Central Baptist College Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Williams Baptist University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Major in Arkansas. Walnut Ridge, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching degrees to 4 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching at WBU
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Henderson State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Major in Arkansas list. Henderson State University is located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Henderson State University Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching Report
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Major in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Arkansas University Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a medium-sized public school situated in Magnolia, Arkansas. It awarded 11 bachelors’s junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching degrees in 2021-2022.
Full Southern Arkansas University Main Campus Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching Report
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Major in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Ouachita Baptist University landed the #5 spot on the list. Ouachita Baptist University is located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Ouachita Baptist Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching Report
Harding University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Major in Arkansas list. Harding is a small school located in Searcy, Arkansas that handed out 13 bachelors’s junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Harding University Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching Report
University of Arkansas at Little Rock came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Major in Arkansas ranking. Little Rock, Arkansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching degrees to 10 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full UA Little Rock Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching Report
University of Arkansas - Fort Smith did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Major in Arkansas ranking, coming in at #8. University of Arkansas - Fort Smith is a public institution located in Fort Smith, Arkansas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full UAFS Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching Report
University of Central Arkansas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Major in Arkansas ranking, coming in at #9. University of Central Arkansas is located in Conway, Arkansas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching at UCA
Arkansas State University - Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Major in Arkansas list. A-State is a public institution located in Jonesboro, Arkansas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching at Arkansas State University - Main Campus
Arkansas Tech University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Major in Arkansas list. Arkansas Tech University is a medium-sized public school situated in Russellville, Arkansas. It awarded 7 bachelors’s junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching at Arkansas Tech University
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Major in Arkansas ranking. Located in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, this small public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching at UAPB
University of Arkansas at Monticello ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Major in Arkansas list. This small school is located in Monticello, Arkansas, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Arkansas at Monticello Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching Report
With a ranking of #14, Philander Smith College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Major in Arkansas list. Philander Smith College is located in Little Rock, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching at Philander Smith College
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Notes and References
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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