2022 Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Liberal Arts is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 2nd of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 365,980 degrees were awarded to students with this major.

Across Arkansas, there were 3,894 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 10 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,293 and $39,432 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in liberal arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality liberal arts programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the liberal arts program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts (Income $0-$30k) in Arkansas

#1

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, Arkansas

#2 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 #1 for the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $0-$30k. ATU is a fairly large school located in Russellville, Arkansas that handed out 3 masters’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ATU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at ATU are $12,087, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Little Rock, Arkansas

#1 in overall quality

$14,884 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas at Little Rock landed the #2 spot on the list. UA Little Rock is a medium-sized school located in Little Rock, Arkansas that handed out 6 masters’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our arkansas master’s degree liberal studies students whose families make $0-$30k list, UA Little Rock has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Liberal Arts Master’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 UA Little Rock are $14,884.

Read full report on Liberal Arts at University of Arkansas at Little Rock

#3

Henderson State University

Arkadelphia, Arkansas

$8,612 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Henderson State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $0-$30k list. This small school is located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, and it awarded 1 masters’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Henderson State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Liberal Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Henderson State University are $8,612, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Henderson State University Liberal Arts Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts (Income $0-$30k)

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.

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