The agency's National Center for Education Statistics shows the public institution in Jonesboro conferred 1130 master's degrees and 559 certificates in education programs.
But the single most popular program was for a certificate in elementary and middle school administration/principalship. Data shows the school gave out 492 certificates in elementary and middle school administration/principalship, followed by 457 master's degrees in elementary and middle school administration/principalship and 390 associate's degrees in liberal arts and sciences/liberal studies.
The university enrolled 13,709 students for 2017-18, including 9,350 in undergraduate programs and 4,359 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 and Middle School Administration/Principalship | - | - | 457 | 492 | 949 | |
| Curriculum and Instruction | - | - | 265 | 6 | 271 | |
| Special Education and Teaching, Other | 4 | - | 135 | - | 139 | |
| Reading Teacher Education | - | - | 122 | - | 122 | |
| Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented | - | - | 102 | 5 | 107 | |
| Early Childhood Education and Teaching | 80 | - | 1 | - | 81 | |
| Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs | - | - | - | 32 | 32 | |
| Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching | 29 | - | - | - | 29 | |
| College Student Counseling and Personnel Services | - | - | 23 | - | 23 | |
| Physical Education Teaching and Coaching | 19 | - | 1 | - | 20 | |
| Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services | - | - | - | 19 | 19 | |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other | - | - | 11 | 5 | 16 | |
| Educational Leadership and Administration, General | - | - | 13 | - | 13 | |
| English/Language Arts Teacher Education | 10 | - | 2 | - | 12 | |
| Mathematics Teacher Education | 10 | - | 2 | - | 12 | |
| Music Teacher Education | 11 | - | 1 | - | 12 | |
| Social Science Teacher Education | 6 | - | 1 | - | 7 | |
| Biology Teacher Education | 4 | - | 2 | - | 6 | |
| Special Education and Teaching, General | - | - | 5 | - | 5 | |
| Foreign Language Teacher Education | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Physics Teacher Education | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Chemistry Teacher Education | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Education/Teaching of Individuals with Speech or Language Impairments | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Business Teacher Education | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Elementary Education and Teaching | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Education total | 174 | - | 1,143 | 559 | 1,876 | 39.5 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | - | 390 | - | - | 390 | |
| General Studies | 204 | 28 | - | - | 232 | |
| Humanities/Humanistic Studies | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities total | 204 | 418 | - | - | 622 | 13.1 |
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | 184 | 93 | 30 | - | 307 | |
| Physical Therapy Technician/Assistant | - | 39 | - | - | 39 | |
| Nurse Anesthetist | - | - | 33 | - | 33 | |
| Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist | 31 | - | - | - | 31 | |
| Occupational Therapist Assistant | - | 29 | - | - | 29 | |
| Physical Therapy/Therapist | - | - | 27 | - | 27 | |
| Health and Wellness, General | 27 | - | - | - | 27 | |
| Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist | - | - | 27 | - | 27 | |
| Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist | 22 | - | - | - | 22 | |
| Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling | - | - | - | 20 | 20 | |
| Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist | 12 | - | - | - | 12 | |
| Dietetics/Dietitian | 8 | - | - | - | 8 | |
| Athletic Training/Trainer | 8 | - | - | - | 8 | |
| Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) | - | 1 | - | 6 | 7 | |
| Nursing Practice | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Health/Health Care Administration/Management | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Nursing Education | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Mental Health Counseling/Counselor | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Occupational Therapy/Therapist | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Health Professions and Related Programs total | 292 | 162 | 122 | 26 | 602 | 12.7 |
| Business Administration and Management, General | 107 | - | 42 | - | 149 | |
| Accounting | 53 | 1 | 10 | - | 64 | |
| Finance, General | 56 | - | - | - | 56 | |
| Marketing/Marketing Management, General | 45 | - | - | - | 45 | |
| Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | |
| International Business/Trade/Commerce | 7 | - | - | - | 7 | |
| Management Information Systems, General | - | 4 | - | - | 4 | |
| Business/Managerial Economics | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | |
| Organizational Leadership | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services total | 281 | 5 | 52 | - | 338 | 7.1 |
| Public Administration | - | - | 99 | - | 99 | |
| Social Work | 54 | - | 43 | - | 97 | |
| Public Administration and Social Service Professions total | 54 | - | 142 | - | 196 | 4.1 |
| Sport and Fitness Administration/Management | 21 | - | 62 | - | 83 | |
| Kinesiology and Exercise Science | 69 | - | 12 | - | 81 | |
| Health and Physical Education/Fitness, General | 6 | - | - | - | 6 | |
| Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies total | 96 | - | 74 | - | 170 | 3.6 |
| Criminology | 62 | - | - | - | 62 | |
| Sociology | 29 | - | 4 | - | 33 | |
| Political Science and Government, General | 19 | - | 1 | - | 20 | |
| Economics, General | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | |
| Social Sciences total | 120 | - | 5 | - | 125 | 2.6 |
| Communication, General | 39 | - | - | - | 39 | |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, Other | 37 | - | - | - | 37 | |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication, Other | 24 | - | - | - | 24 | |
| Journalism, Other | 7 | - | - | - | 7 | |
| Journalism | 2 | - | 4 | - | 6 | |
| Radio and Television | - | - | 5 | - | 5 | |
| Communication and Media Studies, Other | - | - | 4 | - | 4 | |
| Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Health Communication | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs total | 109 | - | 14 | - | 123 | 2.6 |
| Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations | 46 | - | 19 | - | 65 | |
| Plant Sciences, General | 31 | - | - | - | 31 | |
| Animal Sciences, General | 16 | - | - | - | 16 | |
| Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences total | 93 | - | 19 | - | 112 | 2.4 |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 88 | - | 11 | - | 99 | |
| Molecular Biology | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Biological And Biomedical Sciences total | 88 | - | 11 | - | 99 | 2.1 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 17 | - | 46 | - | 63 | |
| Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician | 18 | - | - | - | 18 | |
| Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services total | 35 | - | 46 | - | 81 | 1.7 |
| Psychology, General | 65 | - | 3 | - | 68 | |
| Psychology, Other | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Clinical Child Psychology | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Psychology total | 65 | - | 3 | - | 68 | 1.4 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 26 | - | - | - | 26 | |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 13 | - | - | - | 13 | |
| Civil Engineering, General | 13 | - | - | - | 13 | |
| Engineering, General | - | - | 7 | - | 7 | |
| Engineering total | 52 | - | 7 | - | 59 | 1.2 |
| Art/Art Studies, General | 18 | - | - | - | 18 | |
| Commercial and Advertising Art | 12 | - | - | - | 12 | |
| Music Performance, General | 7 | - | 4 | - | 11 | |
| Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General | 11 | - | - | - | 11 | |
| Music, General | 5 | - | - | - | 5 | |
| Fine and Studio Arts Management | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Visual and Performing Arts total | 53 | - | 4 | - | 57 | 1.2 |
| Engineering/Industrial Management | - | - | 22 | - | 22 | |
| Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields, Other | 20 | - | - | - | 20 | |
| Engineering Technology and Engineering-Related Fields total | 20 | - | 22 | - | 42 | 0.9 |
| Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management | 17 | 1 | 15 | - | 33 | |
| Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | |
| Criminal Justice/Police Science | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Forensic Science and Technology | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services total | 17 | 1 | 18 | - | 36 | 0.8 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 18 | - | 10 | - | 28 | |
| English Language and Literature/Letters total | 18 | - | 10 | - | 28 | 0.6 |
| Chemistry, General | 20 | - | 3 | - | 23 | |
| Physics, General | 4 | - | - | - | 4 | |
| Physical Sciences total | 24 | - | 3 | - | 27 | 0.6 |
| History, General | 14 | - | 8 | - | 22 | |
| History total | 14 | - | 8 | - | 22 | 0.5 |
| Child Care and Support Services Management | - | - | 19 | - | 19 | |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences total | - | - | 19 | - | 19 | 0.4 |
| Mathematics, General | 10 | - | 5 | - | 15 | |
| Mathematics and Statistics total | 10 | - | 5 | - | 15 | 0.3 |
| Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management | 7 | - | - | - | 7 | |
| Environmental Studies | - | - | 4 | - | 4 | |
| Environmental Science | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | |
| Natural Resources and Conservation total | 7 | - | 7 | - | 14 | 0.3 |
| Foreign Languages and Literatures, General | 7 | - | - | - | 7 | |
| Hispanic and Latin American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics total | 7 | - | - | - | 7 | 0.2 |
| Area Studies, Other | - | - | 4 | - | 4 | |
| Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender and Group Studies total | - | - | 4 | - | 4 | 0.1 |
| Philosophy | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies total | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | 0.1 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Gerontology | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies total | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
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