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2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree Schools in Arkansas

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$7,987 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,260 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree School for You

Teacher Education Subject Specific is one of the most popular subjects to study in Arkansas. With 825 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are so many teaching programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree Schools in Arkansas ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Arkansas to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for subject specific ed students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for subject specific ed majors pursuing a master's degree.

Best Arkansas Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Teacher Education Subject Specific

Our 2023 rankings named Arkansas State University - Main Campus the best value school in Arkansas for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. A-State is a large public school located in the small city of Jonesboro.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at A-State are $6,422 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, A-State is ranked #5 for overall quality for subject specific ed in Arkansas.

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Out of the 6 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Arkansas landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Conway, UCA is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UCA are $6,773 a year.

UCA did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list.

Full Teacher Education Subject Specific at University of Central Arkansas Report

#3

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Arkansas. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. UARK is a very large public school located in the city of Fayetteville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UARK are $9,018 a year.

UARK also took the #3 spot in our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas rankings.

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#4

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Arkansas Tech University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. ATU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Russellville.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at ATU are $7,037 per year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Arkansas at Little Rock helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teacher education subject specific schools in Arkansas. Located in the city of Little Rock, UA Little Rock is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

UA Little Rock graduate students pay an average of $7,594 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Harding University

Searcy, AR

Harding University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Harding is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Searcy.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Harding are $11,080 a year.

Harding also took the #2 spot in our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas rankings.

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Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kentucky 1,105
Tennessee 421
North Carolina 904
Georgia 1,327
Florida 1,534
Virginia 1,393
West Virginia 309
South Carolina 596
Louisiana 694
Mississippi 616
Alabama 722

Teacher Education Subject Specific is one of 14 different types of teaching programs to choose from.

Subject Specific Ed Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching 8,121
Reading Teacher Education 6,490
Music Education 4,761
Mathematics Education 3,395
English & Language Arts Education 3,113
Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas 2,335
Social Studies Education 1,968
Art Education 1,837
Health Education 1,801
Science Education 1,371
Agricultural Teacher Education 1,130
Biology Education 865
History Education 804
Trade & Industrial Teacher Education 715
Technology Education 575
Social Science Teacher Education 474
Technical Teacher Education 462
Spanish Education 457
School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist 370
Modern Language Education 338
Drama & Dance Education 293
Family & Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education 286
Chemistry Education 238
Computer Teacher Education 217
Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education 185
Earth Science Teacher Education 169
Physics Education 152
Environmental Education 96
Speech Teacher Education 68
French Language Teacher Education 55
Driver & Safety Teacher Education 55
Health Occupations Teacher Education 48
Communication Arts and Literature Teacher Education 22
Distributive Education 11
German Language Teacher Education 8
Psychology Teacher Education 5
Latin Teacher Education 4
Geography Teacher Education 3

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Aparajita Datta.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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