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2023 Best Value Public Health Master's Degree Schools in Arkansas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$9,240 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$51,865 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Health Master's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, public health was ranked 8th in Arkansas. In fact, 233 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Value Public Health Master's Degree Schools in Arkansas ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Arkansas to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for public health 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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Public Health Master's Degree Colleges.

Best Arkansas Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Public Health

Our analysis found University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences to be the best value school for public health students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Arkansas. Located in the medium-sized city of Little Rock, UAMS is a public college with a small student population.

UAMS graduate students pay an average of $9,462 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Public Health at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

#2

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

Out of the 2 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UARK are $9,018 a year.

UARK also took the #5 spot in our Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas rankings.

Full Public Health at University of Arkansas Report

Best Value Public Health Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Public Health Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 2,030
North Carolina 1,477
Tennessee 390
Georgia 1,455
Kentucky 371
West Virginia 352
Virginia 1,071
Alabama 700
Louisiana 362
Mississippi 219
South Carolina 859

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

Public Health Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Public Health 22,778
Public Health Education and Promotion 4,563
Other Public Health 3,432
Health Services Administration 3,119
Community Health and Preventive Medicine 2,272
International Public Health/International Health 1,599
Environmental Health 1,344
Behavioral Aspects of Health 814
Health/Medical Physics 258
Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene 211
Maternal and Child Health 163
Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality 43

Majors Similar to Public Health

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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 Article 25 Flickr.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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