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2023 Best Teaching Master's Degree Schools in Arkansas

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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. Or you may find the programs at a trade school or bootcamp to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Best Teaching Master's Degree Schools in Arkansas to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Arkansas to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for teaching students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school us, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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Top Teaching Master's Degree Schools in Arkansas

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

John Brown University

Siloam Springs, Arkansas

Our 2023 rankings named John Brown University the best school in Arkansas for teaching students working on their master’s degree.

Online graduate courses are available at JBU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 91% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#2

Harding University

Searcy, Arkansas
$11,080 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Harding University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Harding. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 31% took at least some of their classes online.

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#3

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas
$9,018 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UARK. In 2019-2020 about 84% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#4

University of Central Arkansas

Conway, Arkansas
$6,773 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Arkansas. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UCA. In fact, around 70% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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$6,422 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 10 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas State University - Main Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list.

Online graduate courses are available at A-State, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 83% took at least some of their classes online.

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#6

Henderson State University

Arkadelphia, Arkansas
$6,930 Average Tuition & Fees

Henderson State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree teaching programs.

One thing to take note of is that Henderson State University does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 89% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#7

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, Arkansas
$7,037 Average Tuition & Fees

Arkansas Tech University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at ATU. In 2019-2020 about 93% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#8

University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Little Rock, Arkansas
$7,594 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Arkansas at Little Rock came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas ranking.

UA Little Rock does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 76% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#9

University of Arkansas at Monticello

Monticello, Arkansas
$9,223 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Arkansas at Monticello ranked #9 on this year’s Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list.

UAM does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 87% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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$6,894 Average Tuition & Fees

Southern Arkansas University Main Campus landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree teaching programs.

Southern Arkansas University Main Campus does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 95% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 10 schools only.

References

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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