2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for History (Income $48-$75k) in Arkansas

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 History Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

History is the 22nd most popular major in the country with 32,905 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, history graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $29,593 and had an average of $23,490 in loans still to pay off.

Across Arkansas, there were 281 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,367 and $21,766 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 27 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,293 and $39,432 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in history. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent history programs, but they also 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 history program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $48-$75k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for History (Income $48-$75k) in Arkansas

#1

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas

#1 in overall quality

$22,121 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value History Schools for a Master’s 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. Fayetteville, Arkansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s history degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

UARK not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arkansas are $22,121, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on History at University of Arkansas

#2

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, Arkansas

#3 in overall quality

$12,087 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arkansas Tech University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $48-$75k. This fairly large school is located in Russellville, Arkansas, and it awarded 4 masters’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ATU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at ATU are $12,087, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on History at ATU

#3

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 #3 on our 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Little Rock, Arkansas, this medium-sized public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s history students in 2019-2020.

UA Little Rock also took the #2 spot in our “Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UA Little Rock are $14,884, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UA Little Rock History Report

#4

University of Central Arkansas

Conway, Arkansas

$11,648 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Arkansas landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Conway, Arkansas, and it awarded 1 masters’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

UCA also took the #0 spot in our “Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCA are $11,648, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about History at University of Central Arkansas

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

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