2022 Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 3rd of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 559,661 degrees were awarded to students with this major. 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 Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the liberal arts / sciences and humanities program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for arkansas master’s degree liberal arts / sciences & humanities students with aid.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in Arkansas (With Aid)

#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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas Tech University landed the #1 spot on the list. ATU is a fairly large public school situated in Russellville, Arkansas. It awarded 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at ATU are $12,087, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at ATU

#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 Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas at Little Rock landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Arkansas at Little Rock is located in Little Rock, Arkansas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.

UA Little Rock did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arkansas at Little Rock are $14,884, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 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 Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, and it awarded 1 masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

Henderson State University also took the #0 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” ranking. 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 / Sciences & Humanities Report

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities (With Aid)

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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