2023 Best Value Nursing Schools in Arkansas
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Nursing School for You
Nursing is the most popular major in Arkansas with 2,882 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which healthcare program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
The Best Value Nursing Schools in Arkansas ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 28 schools in Arkansas to see which programs offered the best value experiences for nursing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Nursing Schools in Arkansas
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Nursing Colleges.
Top 10 Best Nursing Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Arkansas State University - Newport the best value school in Arkansas for nursing students. ASUN is a small public school located in the rural area of Newport.
ASUN undergraduate students pay an average of $2,856 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at ASUN take out is $17,302.
ASUN did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Nursing Schools in Arkansas list.
The excellent programs at Arkansas Northeastern College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Arkansas. Located in the rural area of Blytheville, Arkansas Northeastern College is a public school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Arkansas Northeastern College are $2,738 per year. On average, nursing graduates from Arkansas Northeastern College take out $9,750 in student loans while working on their degree.
The excellent programs at University of Arkansas Community College - Batesville helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Arkansas. UACCB is a small public school located in the town of Batesville.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UACCB are $2,850 a year. The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at UACCB take out is $16,750.
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Out of the 28 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas State University - Mountain Home landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Mountain Home, ASUMH is a public school with a small student population.
ASUMH undergraduate students pay an average of $2,904 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at ASUMH take out is $26,222.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas Community College - Morrilton. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the distant town of Morrilton, UACCM is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UACCM are $3,456 a year. After completing their degree, nursing graduates from UACCM carry an average student debtload of $18,311.
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NorthWest Arkansas Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Schools in Arkansas ranking. NWACC is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Bentonville.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NWACC are $4,096 a year. On average, nursing graduates from NWACC take out $15,500 in student loans while working on their degree.
Arkansas State University Three Rivers came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Schools in Arkansas ranking. Located in the fringe town of Malvern, ASU Three Rivers is a public college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ASU Three Rivers are $3,458 per year. After completing their degree, nursing graduates from ASU Three Rivers carry an average student debtload of $27,000.
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With a ranking of #8, Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students. Phillips County Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Helena.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Phillips County Community College are $3,410 per year.
With a ranking of #9, University of Arkansas Rich Mountain did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students. UA Rich Mountain is a fairly small public school located in the remote town of Mena.
UA Rich Mountain undergraduate students pay an average of $3,576 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #10, South Arkansas Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students. Located in the town of El Dorado, SouthArk is a public school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SouthArk are $3,012 per year. Nursing majors at SouthArk take out an average of $11,077 in student loans while working on their egree.
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Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Region
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Florida | 21,209 |
| North Carolina | 7,425 |
| Tennessee | 6,004 |
| Georgia | 7,112 |
| Kentucky | 6,395 |
| West Virginia | 1,771 |
| Virginia | 6,775 |
| Alabama | 7,364 |
| Louisiana | 3,502 |
| Mississippi | 2,838 |
| South Carolina | 3,296 |
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Majors Related to Nursing
Nursing is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.
Nursing Focus Areas
Most Popular Majors Related to Nursing
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 89,359 |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 84,492 |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
| Allied Health Professions | 82,308 |
| Public Health | 40,596 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 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).
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