2023 Best Liberal Arts Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Arkansas

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Liberal Studies for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

With 366,996 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, liberal arts is the 2nd most popular major in the United States.

Across Arkansas, there were 3,748 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Liberal Studies for a Master’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in liberal arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality liberal arts programs as well as strong veteran support.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the liberal arts program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The liberal studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Liberal Studies for a Master’s”.

You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Liberal Studies for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for arkansas master’s degree vets studying liberal studies.

Top 2 Best Liberal Arts Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Arkansas

1

University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Little Rock, Arkansas

24 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas at Little Rock. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Liberal Studies for a Master’s list. University of Arkansas at Little Rock is located in Little Rock, Arkansas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 masters’s liberal studies degrees to qualified students.

UA Little Rock also took the #1 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” ranking.According to our most recent data, UA Little Rock supports 8,899 students, and 24 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 14 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,247. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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Arkansas Tech University
Russellville, Arkansas

67 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Liberal Studies for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas Tech University landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Russellville, Arkansas, and it awarded 8 masters’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.

ATU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” ranking.Of the 10,829 students enrolled at ATU, 67 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 32 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,775. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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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).
• Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
• 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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
• 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.