Several College of Education and Health Professions graduate programs at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock were rated highly in the 2016 edition of U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate Schools, including the rehabilitation counseling program, which was ranked among the top 25 in the nation.
The UALR Department of Counseling, Adult and Rehabilitation Education (CARE) offers four graduate degrees, including the Master of Education in Counselor Education, Master of Education in Adult Education, Master of Arts in Counseling: Rehabilitation Counseling and Master of Arts in Rehabilitation for the Blind with an emphasis in Orientation and Mobility.
CARE’s mission is to prepare its graduate students with the special knowledge and skills for professional work in education and human service fields. Many of its degrees are offered either entirely or partially online.
The College of Education and Health Professions also rated well in other programs, including the UALR Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology, a partnership with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, which was ranked 52 in audiology and 106 in speech-language pathology.
The School of Social Work at UALR received a ranking of 130 in the publication.