About 24 percent of the 689 degrees and certificates handed out by Henderson State University in 2017-18 were to students in education programs, making them the most popular programs that year, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.
The agency’s National Center for Education Statistics shows the public institution in Arkadelphia conferred 81 bachelor’s degrees and 65 master’s degrees in education programs.
But the single most popular program was for a bachelor’s degree in general business/commerce. Data shows the school gave out 70 bachelor’s degrees in general business/commerce, followed by 52 bachelor’s degrees in general studies and 42 bachelor’s degrees in general psychology.
The university enrolled 3,961 students for 2017-18, including 3,404 in undergraduate programs and 557 in graduate programs.
Degrees awarded for 2017-18
| Program | Bachelor’s degrees awarded | Associates degrees | Graduate and professional degrees awarded | Certificates awarded | Total degrees and certificates awarded | Percent of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elementary Education and Teaching | 33 | – | – | – | 33 | |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other | – | – | 20 | – | 20 | |
| Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching | 20 | – | – | – | 20 | |
| Educational Leadership and Administration, General | – | – | 6 | 10 | 16 | |
| Physical Education Teaching and Coaching | 16 | – | – | – | 16 | |
| Curriculum and Instruction | – | – | 14 | – | 14 | |
| Elementary and Middle School Administration/Principalship | – | – | 14 | – | 14 | |
| Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs | – | – | 6 | – | 6 | |
| Social Science Teacher Education | 6 | – | – | – | 6 | |
| Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor | – | – | – | 6 | 6 | |
| Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services | – | – | 5 | – | 5 | |
| Art Teacher Education | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | |
| Education/Teaching of Individuals with Speech or Language Impairments | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | |
| Early Childhood Education and Teaching | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | |
| Special Education and Teaching, General | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | |
| Education, Other | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | |
| Business Teacher Education | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | |
| Reading Teacher Education | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Education total | 81 | – | 65 | 19 | 165 | 24 |
| Business/Commerce, General | 70 | – | 22 | – | 92 | |
| Accounting | 21 | – | – | – | 21 | |
| Management Information Systems, General | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | |
| Selling Skills and Sales Operations | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | |
| Financial Planning and Services | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Investments and Securities | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Fashion Merchandising | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Information Resources Management | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services total | 92 | – | 22 | 1 | 115 | 16.7 |
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | 27 | – | – | – | 27 | |
| Mental Health Counseling/Counselor | – | – | 16 | – | 16 | |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | – | 7 | – | – | 7 | |
| Radiologic Technology/Science – Radiographer | 5 | 2 | – | – | 7 | |
| Public Health, Other | 4 | – | – | – | 4 | |
| Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | |
| Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Athletic Training/Trainer | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Other | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Health Professions and Related Programs total | 37 | 9 | 16 | – | 62 | 9 |
| General Studies | 52 | – | – | – | 52 | |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | – | – | 4 | – | 4 | |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities total | 52 | – | 4 | – | 56 | 8.1 |
| Psychology, General | 42 | – | – | – | 42 | |
| Developmental and Child Psychology | – | – | 10 | 2 | 12 | |
| Psychology total | 42 | – | 10 | 2 | 54 | 7.8 |
| Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management, General | 28 | – | – | – | 28 | |
| Sport and Fitness Administration/Management | – | – | 25 | – | 25 | |
| Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies total | 28 | – | 25 | – | 53 | 7.7 |
| Social Work | 34 | – | – | – | 34 | |
| Public Administration | 3 | – | – | – | 3 | |
| Public Administration and Social Service Professions total | 37 | – | – | – | 37 | 5.4 |
| Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General | 10 | – | – | – | 10 | |
| Music Performance, General | 9 | – | – | – | 9 | |
| Art/Art Studies, General | 7 | – | – | – | 7 | |
| Music, General | 5 | – | – | – | 5 | |
| Visual and Performing Arts total | 31 | – | – | – | 31 | 4.5 |
| Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology, General | 16 | – | – | – | 16 | |
| Transportation and Materials Moving total | 16 | – | – | – | 16 | 2.3 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 14 | – | – | – | 14 | |
| Creative Writing | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | |
| English Language and Literature/Letters total | 14 | – | – | 1 | 15 | 2.2 |
| Political Science and Government, General | 10 | – | – | – | 10 | |
| Sociology | 4 | – | – | – | 4 | |
| Social Sciences total | 14 | – | – | – | 14 | 2 |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 13 | – | – | – | 13 | |
| Biological And Biomedical Sciences total | 13 | – | – | – | 13 | 1.9 |
| History, General | 9 | – | – | – | 9 | |
| Public/Applied History | – | – | – | 3 | 3 | |
| History total | 9 | – | – | 3 | 12 | 1.7 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General | 11 | – | – | – | 11 | |
| Child Development | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences total | 11 | – | – | – | 11 | 1.6 |
| Journalism | 5 | – | – | – | 5 | |
| Communication, General | 4 | – | – | – | 4 | |
| Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, Other | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs total | 9 | – | – | – | 9 | 1.3 |
| Physics, General | 4 | – | – | – | 4 | |
| Chemistry, General | 4 | – | – | – | 4 | |
| Physical Sciences total | 8 | – | – | – | 8 | 1.2 |
| Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | 6 | – | – | 1 | 7 | |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services total | 6 | – | – | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 6 | – | – | – | 6 | |
| Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services total | 6 | – | – | – | 6 | 0.9 |
| Spanish Language and Literature | 4 | – | – | – | 4 | |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics total | 4 | – | – | – | 4 | 0.6 |
| Mathematics, General | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | |
| Statistics, General | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Mathematics and Statistics total | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 0.2 |
| Engineering, General | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Engineering total | – | – | – | – | – | – |
