2023 Most Popular Healthcare Master's Degree Schools in Arkansas
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Most Popular Healthcare Master's Degree Schools in Arkansas ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in Arkansas to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.
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Most Popular Healthcare Master's Degree Schools in Arkansas
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Our analysis found University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences to be the most popular school for healthcare students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Arkansas. Little Rock, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out master’s degrees to 188 students in 2020-2021.
Around 76% of those degree recipients were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UAMS. During the 2019-2020 year, about 68% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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Out of the 13 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Arkansas landed the # 2 spot on the list. University of Central Arkansas is a fairly large public school located in Conway, Arkansas that handed out 138 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 87% were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UCA. 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.
Out of the 13 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas State University - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Arkansas State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in Jonesboro, Arkansas that handed out 103 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 78% of those degree recipients were women.
Online graduate courses are available at A-State, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 83% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Out of the 13 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Harding University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Searcy, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out master’s degrees to 90 students in 2020-2021.
Around 83% of those degree recipients were women.
One thing to take note of is that Harding does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 31% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll be in good company if you attend John Brown University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. Siloam Springs, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out master’s degrees to 58 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 78% were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since JBU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 91% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #6, University of Arkansas did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for healthcare students working on their master’s degree. Located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, the large public school handed out 54 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 85% were women.
UARK 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, 84% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Henderson State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular 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.
Around 88% of those degree recipients were women.
One thing to take note of is that Henderson State University does offer online graduate classes in some areas. 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.
University of Arkansas at Little Rock ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. University of Arkansas at Little Rock is a medium-sized public school located in Little Rock, Arkansas that handed out 17 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 71% were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UA Little Rock. During the 2019-2020 year, about 76% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Arkansas Tech University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for healthcare students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Arkansas Tech University is a medium-sized public school located in Russellville, Arkansas that handed out 12 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 67% were women.
ATU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 93% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of Arkansas - Fort Smith ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. Fort Smith, Arkansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out master’s degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 67% were women.
Since the graduate programs at UAFS are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
Strayer University - Arkansas landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree healthcare programs. Little Rock, Arkansas is the setting for this very small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out master’s degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
Strayer University - Arkansas is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for healthcare students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, the small public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Around 80% of those degree recipients were women.
One thing to take note of is that UAPB does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 78% took at least some of their classes online.
Ouachita Baptist University ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Ouachita Baptist. In fact, around 98% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 13 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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