Born in Church Hill, Alabama, Arant received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Alabama in 1910. He went on to receive a Bachelor of Arts degree from Yale University in 1911, a Master of Arts degree from the same institution in 1913, and a Bachelor of Laws from Yale Law School in 1915.
Arant, born in Church Hill, Alabama, pursued higher education at the University of Alabama, where he received his first academic degree. He then attended Yale University, earning multiple degrees: a Bachelor of Arts in 1911, a Master of Arts in 1913, and a law degree from Yale Law School in 1915.