2023 Best Value Teaching Master's Degree Schools in Arkansas
Identifying High-Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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The Best Value Teaching Master's Degree Schools in Arkansas ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Arkansas to see which master'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.
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Top Value Teaching Master's Degree Schools in Arkansas
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Our 2023 rankings named Arkansas State University - Main Campus the best value school in Arkansas for teaching students working on their master’s degree. Jonesboro, Arkansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out master’s degrees to 1,047 students in 2020-2021.
A-State graduate students pay an average of $11,408 in tuition and fees each year.
One thing to take note of is that A-State does offer online graduate classes in some areas. 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.
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 in Arkansas.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Central Arkansas. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. Located in Conway, Arkansas, the fairly large public school handed out 185 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCA are $11,835 per year.
UCA 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. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 70% took at least some of their classes online.
UCA also made our Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list, coming in at #4.
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 Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. Located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, the large public school awarded 334 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UARK are $22,563 per year.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UARK. During the 2019-2020 year, about 84% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
UARK did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Henderson State University is a great place for teaching students working on their master’s degree who want the most bang for their educational buck. Located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, the small public school awarded 85 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Henderson State University graduate students pay an average of $9,108 in tuition and fees each year.
Henderson State University 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. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 89% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Arkansas Tech University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. This medium-sized public school is located in Russellville, Arkansas, and it awarded 178 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at ATU are $12,450 per year.
Online graduate courses are available at ATU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 93% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a public institution located in Magnolia, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 175 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus are $9,882 a year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus. During the 2019-2020 year, about 95% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Harding University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree teaching programs. Located in Searcy, Arkansas, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 122 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Harding are $11,080 per year.
Depending on your major, you may be able 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 not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list.
University of Arkansas at Little Rock ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. Little Rock, Arkansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out master’s degrees to 92 students in 2020-2021.
UA Little Rock graduate students pay an average of $14,884 in tuition and fees each year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UA Little Rock. 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.
John Brown University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. John Brown University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Siloam Springs, Arkansas that handed out 23 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at JBU are $13,920 a year.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at JBU. In fact, around 91% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
JBU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list.
University of Arkansas at Monticello came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas ranking. UAM is a public institution located in Monticello, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 120 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UAM are $15,103 a year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UAM. In 2019-2020 about 87% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 10 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%.
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