2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Health Professions in Arkansas

If you pursue a doctor's degree in health professions, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #1 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual reviewed 6 schools in Arkansas to determine which ones were the most popular for doctor's degree seekers in the field of health professions. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 583 doctor's degrees in health professions during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Health Professions School for Your Doctor's Degree

The health professions doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Health Professions in Arkansas ranking is to help you make that choice.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality health professions program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

More Ways to Rank Health Professions Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for health professions.

 

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Health Professions in Arkansas

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in health professions.

Most Well Attended Schools for Health Professions Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, AR

344 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In AR

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences is a popular choice for students pursuing a doctor's degree in health professions. Located in the medium-sized city of Little Rock, UAMS is a public university with a small student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in health professions in Arkansas.

There were about 344 health professions individuals who graduated with this degree at UAMS in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in health professions from University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

2

Harding University
Searcy, AR

82 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In AR

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in health professions has to look into Harding University. Located in the distant town of Searcy, Harding is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in health professions in Arkansas.

There were about 82 health professions students who graduated with this degree at Harding in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in health professions from Harding University

3

Arkansas State University - Main Campus
Jonesboro, AR

66 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#5 Best Quality In AR

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Arkansas State University - Main Campus is a popular option for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in health professions. A-State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Jonesboro. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #5 in quality for doctor's degrees in health professions in Arkansas.

There were roughly 66 health professions individuals who graduated with this degree at A-State in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in health professions from Arkansas State University - Main Campus

3

University of Central Arkansas
Conway, AR

66 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In AR

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in health professions needs to check out University of Central Arkansas. Located in the city of Conway, UCA is a public university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in health professions in Arkansas.

There were approximately 66 health professions students who graduated with this degree at UCA in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in health professions from University of Central Arkansas

5

University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR

25 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In AR

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the small city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for doctor's degrees in health professions in Arkansas.

There were roughly 25 health professions students who graduated with this degree at UARK in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in health professions from University of Arkansas

6

University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Little Rock, AR

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

UA Little Rock is a medium-sized public university located in the medium-sized city of Little Rock. More information about a doctorate in health professions from University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Best Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Health Professions Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	29	3,890
Virginia	29	2,580
Georgia	28	2,015
South Carolina	27	1,007
North Carolina	26	2,033
Kentucky	26	1,298
Tennessee	25	2,304
Louisiana	25	1,098
Mississippi	24	669
Alabama	24	1,558
West Virginia	20	795

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Health Professions Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	172
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	165
Medicine	164
Nursing	62
Public Health	10
Communication Sciences	6
Health Sciences & Services	4

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.