2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in Arkansas

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Arkansas For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Engineering is the 78th most popular major in the country with 11,925 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, general engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $66,152 and had an average of $20,077 in loans still to pay off.

Across Arkansas, there were 177 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,700 and $24,250 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 48 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,188 and $113,908 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Arkansas For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in general engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general engineering program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Arkansas For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for arkansas doctor’s degree engineering students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in Arkansas

#1

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas

#1 in overall quality

$22,121 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Arkansas For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Arkansas is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 40 doctorate’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

UARK not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UARK are $22,121.

Full University of Arkansas General Engineering Report

#2

University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Little Rock, Arkansas

#2 in overall quality

$14,884 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas at Little Rock. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Arkansas For Those Making $48-$75k list. Little Rock, Arkansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s engineering degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UA Little Rock, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arkansas at Little Rock are $14,884.

Full UA Little Rock General Engineering Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $48-$75k)

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).
• 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

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• 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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Rémi Kaupp.

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