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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Schools in Arkansas

4 Colleges
$62,518 Avg Salary
$21,482 Avg Student Debt

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Nursing Schools in Arkansas ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Arkansas to see which online programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Nursing Colleges.

#1

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

Our analysis found University of Arkansas to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue an online degree in Arkansas. UARK is a very large public school located in the small city of Fayetteville.

On average, nursing graduates from UARK take out $26,625 in student loans while working on their degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $410.

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Out of the 4 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas at Little Rock landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Little Rock, UA Little Rock is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

After completing their degree, nursing graduates from UA Little Rock carry an average student debtload of $32,086.

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#3

Henderson State University

Arkadelphia, AR

Out of the 4 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Henderson State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Arkadelphia, Henderson State University is a public school with a small student population.

On average, nursing graduates from Henderson State University take out $19,250 in student loans while working on their degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arkansas State University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Schools in Arkansas list. A-State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Jonesboro.

While working on their degree, nursing majors at A-State accumulate an average of around $23,057 in student debt.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

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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Nursing is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Nursing Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 266,651
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 16,104
Nursing Administration 9,838
Nursing Practice 7,992
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 5,092
Nursing Science 4,600
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 2,287
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 2,021
Nurse Anesthetist 1,936
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing 1,883
Critical Care Nursing 773
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 563
School Nursing 553
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 509
Clinical Nurse Leader 444
Clinical Nurse Specialist 419
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing 331
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing 181
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing 57
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing 53
Palliative Care Nursing 14
Forensic Nursing 14

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 4 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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