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2023 Best Value Teaching Doctor's Degree Schools in Arkansas

Identifying High-Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Schools Ranked
$14,477 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Best Value Teaching Doctor's Degree Schools in Arkansas ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Arkansas to see which doctor's degree 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 Doctor's Degree Schools in Arkansas

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas
44 Total Awards
$22,563 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Arkansas to be the best value school for teaching students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Arkansas. Located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, the large public school handed out 44 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.

UARK graduate students pay an average of $22,563 in tuition and fees each year.

UARK does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 84% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

UARK also made our Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list, coming in at #1.

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16 Total Awards
$11,408 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arkansas State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. A-State is a public institution located in Jonesboro, Arkansas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 16 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

A-State graduate students pay an average of $11,408 in tuition and fees each year.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at A-State. 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.

A-State also made our Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list, coming in at #4.

Full Arkansas State University - Main Campus Report

#3

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, Arkansas
10 Total Awards
$12,450 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s value ranking, Arkansas Tech University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Russellville, Arkansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctor’s degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at ATU are $12,450 a year.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at ATU. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 93% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

ATU also took the #3 spot in our Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas rankings.

Read full report on Arkansas Tech University

#4

Harding University

Searcy, Arkansas
8 Total Awards
$11,080 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Harding University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teaching schools in Arkansas. Harding is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Searcy, Arkansas. It awarded 8 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Harding are $11,080 per year.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Harding. In 2019-2020 about 31% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

Harding did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list.

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#5

University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Little Rock, Arkansas
11 Total Awards
$14,884 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Arkansas at Little Rock. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. Located in Little Rock, Arkansas, the medium-sized public school handed out 11 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UA Little Rock are $14,884 per year.

UA Little Rock does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 76% took at least some of their classes online.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UA Little Rock is ranked #5 for overall quality in Arkansas.

Full University of Arkansas at Little Rock Report

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 5 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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