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2023 Best Healthcare Master's Degree Schools in Arkansas

8 Schools Ranked

It's not easy to decide which healthcare program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Also, there are a number of trade schools and bootcamp with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Healthcare Master's Degree Schools in Arkansas ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 8 schools in Arkansas to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for healthcare students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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Top Healthcare Master's Degree Schools in Arkansas

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

Harding University

Searcy, Arkansas
$11,080 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Harding University to be the best school for healthcare students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Arkansas.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Harding. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 31% took at least some of their classes online.

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#2

John Brown University

Siloam Springs, Arkansas

The excellent master’s degree programs at John Brown University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best healthcare schools in Arkansas.

JBU 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. During the 2019-2020 year, about 91% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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$6,422 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent master’s degree programs at Arkansas State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best healthcare schools in Arkansas.

A-State does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 83% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#4

University of Central Arkansas

Conway, Arkansas
$6,773 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 8 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Arkansas landed the # 4 spot on the list.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UCA. During the 2019-2020 year, about 70% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#5

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas
$9,018 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Arkansas is a great place for healthcare students working on their master’s degree.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UARK does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 84% took at least some of their classes online.

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#6

Henderson State University

Arkadelphia, Arkansas
$6,930 Average Tuition & Fees

Henderson State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas ranking.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Henderson State University. In 2019-2020 about 89% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#7

University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Little Rock, Arkansas
$7,594 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Arkansas at Little Rock did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for healthcare students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list.

UA Little Rock 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. In fact, around 76% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

Full University of Arkansas at Little Rock Report

#8

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, Arkansas
$7,037 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #8, Arkansas Tech University did quite well on this year’s best schools for healthcare students working on their master’s degree.

One thing to take note of is that ATU does offer online graduate classes in some areas. 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.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.

References

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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