2023 Best Value Healthcare Master's Degree Schools in Arkansas
Identifying High-Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Value Healthcare Master's Degree Schools in Arkansas ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Arkansas to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for healthcare 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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Top Value Healthcare Master's Degree Schools in Arkansas
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Our analysis found Arkansas State University - Main Campus to be the best value school for healthcare students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Arkansas. Jonesboro, Arkansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out master’s degrees to 103 students in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at A-State are $11,408 a year.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at A-State. 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 #3 for overall quality in Arkansas.
The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Central Arkansas helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value healthcare schools in Arkansas. Conway, Arkansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out master’s degrees to 138 students in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UCA are $11,835 a year.
UCA does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. 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 did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list.
Out of the 8 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s value ranking, Harding University landed the # 3 spot on the list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Searcy, Arkansas, and it awarded 90 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Harding are $11,080 a year.
Harding does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. 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.
Harding did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Henderson State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. Located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, the small public school awarded 34 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Henderson State University are $9,108 per 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 University of Arkansas. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. Fayetteville, Arkansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out master’s degrees to 54 students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UARK are $22,563 per year.
UARK does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 84% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UARK is ranked #5 for overall quality in Arkansas.
Arkansas Tech University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for healthcare students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. This medium-sized public school is located in Russellville, Arkansas, and it awarded 12 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
ATU graduate students pay an average of $12,450 in tuition and fees each year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since ATU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 93% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of Arkansas at Little Rock ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. UA Little Rock is a medium-sized public school situated in Little Rock, Arkansas. It awarded 17 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UA Little Rock are $14,884 a year.
One thing to take note of is that UA Little Rock does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 76% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
John Brown University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. Located in Siloam Springs, Arkansas, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 58 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at JBU are $13,920 a year.
Depending on your major, you may be able 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 also took the #2 spot in our Best Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas rankings.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 8 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%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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