2023 Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Colleges for Veterans in Arkansas
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$27,300
Avg Cost*
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Higher Education/Higher Education Administration” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration is the 160th most popular major in the country with 4,709 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Arkansas, there were 51 higher education/higher education administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Higher Education/Higher Education Administration” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in higher education/higher education administration. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality higher education/higher education administration programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the higher education/higher education administration program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Higher Education/Higher Education Administration”.
Top 3 Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Colleges for Veterans in Arkansas
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arkansas. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Higher Education/Higher Education Administration. Fayetteville, Arkansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s higher education/higher education administration degrees to 31 students in 2020-2021.
UARK not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Our most recent data shows that 11 of the 27,562 students enrolled at UARK were GI Bill® students, of which 11 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,975. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UARK does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full University of Arkansas Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Higher Education/Higher Education Administration that were part of this year’s ranking, Harding University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Searcy, Arkansas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 10 degrees to qualified ’s higher education/higher education administration students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our arkansas vets studying higher education/higher education administration list, Harding has also earned the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] rank in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 3 of the 4,617 students enrolled at Harding University were GI Bill® students, of which 2 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,932. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Harding University]](/colleges/harding-university/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Higher Education/Higher Education Administration that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas at Little Rock landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Little Rock, Arkansas, this medium-sized public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified ’s higher education/higher education administration students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our arkansas vets studying higher education/higher education administration list, UA Little Rock has also earned the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] rank in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Arkansas at Little Rock supports 8,899 students, and 24 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 14 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,247. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Arkansas at Little Rock offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Full University of Arkansas at Little Rock Veteran Student Life Report
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Notes and References
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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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