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2023 Best Value Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in Arkansas

Identifying High-Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Schools Ranked
$12,143 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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 and bootcamps that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Best Value Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in Arkansas to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Arkansas to see which basic certificate programs offered the best value experiences for teaching 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.

Top Value Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in Arkansas

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

University of Arkansas - Fort Smith

Fort Smith, Arkansas
6 Total Awards
$13,026 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Arkansas - Fort Smith to be the best value school for teaching students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Arkansas. UAFS is a medium-sized public school situated in Fort Smith, Arkansas. It awarded 6 basic certificates in 2020-2021.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UAFS are $13,026 per year.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UAFS does offer online classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 82% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

UAFS also took the #3 spot in our Best Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in Arkansas rankings.

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#2

Henderson State University

Arkadelphia, Arkansas
7 Total Awards
$9,768 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent basic certificate programs at Henderson State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teaching schools in Arkansas. Henderson State University is a small public school situated in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. It awarded 7 basic certificates in 2020-2021.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Henderson State University are $9,768 per year.

Online courses are available at Henderson State University, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 90% took at least some of their classes online.

Henderson State University also made our Best Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in Arkansas list, coming in at #2.

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#3

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, Arkansas
8 Total Awards
$13,636 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Arkansas Tech University is a great place for teaching students working on their basic certificate who want the most bang for their educational buck. ATU is located in Russellville, Arkansas and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 basic certificates to qualified students.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ATU are $13,636 per year.

ATU does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 78% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

ATU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in Arkansas list.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

References

  • 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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