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Most Focused Special Education Schools in Arkansas

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8 Ranked Colleges
12% Top School Degree Focus

Special Education is offered at a wide range of schools across the country, yet a handful of schools devote much more of their degrees to the field than the rest. This ranking identifies the schools most focused on special education — those where the major represents the largest percentage of degrees awarded.

To build this ranking, College Factual compared the degree focus of the 8 schools in Arkansas offering special education.

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Most Focused Schools for Special Education in Arkansas

Below are the schools where special education makes up the largest share of degrees in Arkansas.

Most Focused Special Education Schools

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The most focused school in the country for special education is Henderson State University. Located in the town of Arkadelphia, Henderson State University is a public university. About 12% of the degrees Henderson State University awards are in special education, or about 98 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full special education report for Henderson State University

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Arkansas Tech University
Russellville, AR

Arkansas Tech University is one of the most focused special education schools, landing the #2 spot this year. Located in the town of Russellville, Arkansas Tech University is a public university. At this school, roughly 4% of all degrees awarded are in special education, or about 197 graduates in the most recent year. See more about special education at Arkansas Tech University

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Arkansas State University Main Campus ranks #3 for special education by degree focus. Located in the city of Jonesboro, Arkansas State University Main Campus is a public university. About 3% of the degrees Arkansas State University Main Campus awards are in special education, or about 165 graduates in the most recent year. See more about special education at Arkansas State University Main Campus

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A rank of #4 makes Harding University one of the most focused schools for special education. Located in the town of Searcy, Harding University is a private not-for-profit university. At this school, roughly 3% of all degrees awarded are in special education, or about 36 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full special education details for Harding University

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University Of Arkansas At Little Rock came in at #5 on our list of the most focused special education schools. Set in the city of Little Rock, University Of Arkansas At Little Rock is a public institution. At this school, roughly 1% of all degrees awarded are in special education, or about 23 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full special education details for University Of Arkansas At Little Rock

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University Of Central Arkansas landed the #6 spot among the most focused special education schools. Located in the city of Conway, University Of Central Arkansas is a public university. At this school, roughly 0.9% of all degrees awarded are in special education, or about 21 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full special education report for University Of Central Arkansas

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University Of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR

University Of Arkansas ranked #7 on our list of the most focused special education schools. University Of Arkansas is a public school located in the city of Fayetteville. Special Education accounts for around 0.7% of the degrees granted here, or about 51 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full special education report for University Of Arkansas

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Southern Arkansas University Main Campus ranked #8 on our list of the most focused special education schools. Located in the town of Magnolia, Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a public university. Special Education accounts for around 0.5% of the degrees granted here, or about 10 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full special education details for Southern Arkansas University Main Campus

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual. Schools are ranked by degree focus — the share of the school’s total degree completions that are in the program, drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).

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