2021 Best Nursing Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Arkansas
9Colleges
1,306Bachelor's Degrees
$21,252Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Nursing Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Out of the majors we analyze each year, nursing was the most popular one in Arkansas. In total, 1,306 people earned their bachelor's degree in the field from a school in Arkansas. This means that 0.8% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.
For this year's Best Nursing Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Arkansas ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a bachelor's in nursing. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent nursing programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the nursing program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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2021 Best Nursing Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Arkansas
Check out the nursing programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.
University of Arkansas at Little Rock tops the 2021 list of our schools in Arkansas that are best for non-traditional nursing students. Located in the medium-sized city of Little Rock, UA Little Rock is a public school with a moderately-sized student population. UA Little Rock not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Colleges for Nursing in Arkansas list.
About 0.8% of UA Little Rock students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 3,830 students at UA Little Rock are exclusively online. 4,141 students are part time.
Our rankings recognize University of Arkansas as the #2 school in this year's rankings. UARK is a very large public school located in the small city of Fayetteville. UARK also took the #1 spot in our Best Colleges for Nursing in Arkansas rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. There are approximately 6,821 students at UARK that take at least one class online. 5,786 of UARK students are attending part time.
Arkansas State University - Main Campus comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. A-State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Jonesboro. A-State not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #3 on our Best Colleges for Nursing in Arkansas list.
About 1.2% of A-State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 5,279 of A-State students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 6,811 part time students in attendance at A-State.
Our rankings recognize Arkansas Tech University as the #4 school in this year's rankings. ATU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Russellville. ATU also took the #6 spot in our Best Colleges for Nursing in Arkansas rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.6%. There are approximately 3,435 students at ATU that take at least one class online. 4,090 of ATU students are attending part time.
Harding University landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best nursing schools for non-traditional students. Harding is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Searcy. Harding not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #2 on our Best Colleges for Nursing in Arkansas list.
The student loan default rate at Harding is lower than is typical, just 1.0% of students default in three years. 916 students at Harding are exclusively online. There are roughly 1,290 part time students in attendance at Harding.
The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Central Arkansas. Located in the small city of Conway, UCA is a public college with a medium-sized student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UCA has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Nursing in Arkansas ranking.
About 0.9% of UCA students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 3,405 students take at least one class online at UCA. 2,534 students are part time.
The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Arkansas - Fort Smith. Located in the city of Fort Smith, UAFS is a public college with a medium-sized student population. UAFS also took the #7 spot in our Best Colleges for Nursing in Arkansas rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. Approximately 2,332 students take at least one class online at UAFS. 2,069 of UAFS students are attending part time.
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best nursing schools for non-traditional students. Located in the remote town of Magnolia, Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a public college with a medium-sized student population. Southern Arkansas University Main Campus also took the #8 spot in our Best Colleges for Nursing in Arkansas rankings.
About 6.4% of Southern Arkansas University Main Campus students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 2,101 students at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus that take at least one class online. 1,521 students are part time.
University of Arkansas at Monticello earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. UAM is a small public school located in the town of Monticello. UAM also took the #9 spot in our Best Colleges for Nursing in Arkansas rankings.
About 4.4% of UAM students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 1,087 students at UAM that take at least one class online. There are roughly 904 part time students in attendance at UAM.
Non-Traditional Student Rankings in Majors Related to Nursing
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 9 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 the rest 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).
Out of the majors we analyze each year, nursing was the most popular one in Arkansas. In total, 1,306 people earned their bachelor's degree in the field from a school in Arkansas. This means that 0.8% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.
