  right|260px|thumb|arkansas state university student union, jonesboro, arkansas arkansas state university (also known as a-state) is a public university and is the flagship campus of the arkansas state university system, the state's second largest college system and second largest university by enrollment. it is located atop 1,376 acres (5.6 km2) on crowley's ridge at jonesboro, arkansas, united states. the university marked its centennial year in 2009. ==campuses== for other arkansas state university campuses, see arkansas state university system. * main campus, jonesboro, arkansas * arkansas state university paragould, an instructional site of the jonesboro campus * arkansas state university querÃ©taro, a future campus planned to open in querÃ©taro, mexico ==degree programs==  master's degree graduate programs were initiated in 1955, and asu began offering its first doctoral degree, in educational leadership, in the fall of 1992. a second doctoral program, in environmental science, was begun in the fall of 1997, and the doctoral program in heritage studies began 
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