2022 Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $75-$110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 559,661 liberal arts / sciences and humanities students received their degree, making the major the 3rd most popular in the country. In 2017-2018, liberal arts / sciences and humanities graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $26,786 and had an average of $16,538 in loans still to pay off.

Across Arkansas, there were 7,558 liberal arts / sciences and humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,250 and $15,847 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 10 liberal arts / sciences and humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,293 and $39,432 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in liberal arts / sciences and humanities. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality liberal arts / sciences and humanities programs that also have a lower cost than 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 liberal arts / sciences and humanities program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $75-$110k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities (Income $75-$110k) in Arkansas

#1

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, Arkansas

#2 in overall quality

$12,087 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas Tech University landed the #1 spot on the list. Arkansas Tech University is a fairly large school located in Russellville, Arkansas that handed out 3 masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities 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 / Sciences & Humanities 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 Arkansas Tech University are $12,087.

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#2

Henderson State University

Arkadelphia, Arkansas

$8,612 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Henderson State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $75-$110k. Henderson State University is a public institution located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Henderson State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Henderson State University are $8,612, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at Henderson State University

#3

University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Little Rock, Arkansas

#1 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 Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $75-$110k list. This medium-sized school is located in Little Rock, Arkansas, and it awarded 6 masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UA Little Rock, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 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 University of Arkansas at Little Rock are $14,884.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities (Income $75-$110k)

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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