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2023 Best Mathematics Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Arkansas

3 Ranked Colleges
9 Degrees Awarded
$22,800 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Math for a Master's

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Math for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Mathematics is the 35th most popular major in the country with 30,202 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, mathematics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $45,168 and had an average of $21,863 in loans still to pay off.

Across Arkansas, there were 132 mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,390 and $24,039 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Math for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in mathematics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great mathematics 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 mathematics program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Math for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Math for a Master’s”.

Top 3 Best Mathematics Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Arkansas

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University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, Arkansas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Math for a Master’s list. Fayetteville, Arkansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s math degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.

UARK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list.According to our most recent data, University of Arkansas supports 27,562 students, and 11 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 11 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,975. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Arkansas does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Arkansas. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Math for a Master’s list. Conway, Arkansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s math degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.

UCA also made our “Best Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list, coming in at #2.Among the 10,335 students enrolled at UCA, 528 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 194 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,808. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Math for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas State University - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Jonesboro, Arkansas, this fairly large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified masters’s math students in 2020-2021.

A-State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list.Among the 13,106 students enrolled at Arkansas State University - Main Campus, 425 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 180 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,131. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Arkansas State University - Main Campus does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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