2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Liberal Arts for a Master’s
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$22,000
Avg Cost*
With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Arts for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Liberal Arts General Studies is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 1st of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 556,813 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, liberal arts general studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $28,337 and had an average of $17,430 in loans still to pay off.
Across Arkansas, there were 7,026 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,376 and $17,932 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Liberal Arts for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in liberal arts general studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great liberal arts general studies programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the liberal arts general studies program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
One Size Does Not Fit All
The liberal arts 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 Arts for a Master’s”.
We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. 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 Arts for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for arkansas master’s degree vets studying liberal arts.
Top 2 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Arkansas
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Liberal Arts for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas at Little Rock landed the #1 spot on the list. Little Rock, Arkansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s liberal arts degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
UA Little Rock also took the #1 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Arkansas at 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. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Liberal Arts for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas Tech University landed the #2 spot on the list. Arkansas Tech University is a public institution located in Russellville, Arkansas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
ATU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” ranking.According to our most recent data, ATU supports 10,829 students, and 67 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 32 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,775. 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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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
- *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.
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