2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Physical Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in Arkansas

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students 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 “Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Physical Sciences is the 18th most popular major in the country with 52,879 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, physical sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $38,122 and had an average of $22,339 in loans still to pay off.

Across Arkansas, there were 382 physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $17,535 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 33 physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,293 and $39,432 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in physical sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent physical sciences programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the physical sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for arkansas master’s degree physical sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Physical Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in Arkansas

#1

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas

#1 in overall quality

$22,121 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, this large public school awarded 21 diplomas to qualified masters’s physical sciences students in 2019-2020.

UARK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UARK are $22,121.

Read full report on Physical Sciences at UARK

#2

Arkansas State University - Main Campus

Jonesboro, Arkansas

$11,586 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arkansas State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $0-$30k list. A-State is a fairly large public school situated in Jonesboro, Arkansas. It awarded 1 masters’s physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at A-State, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Physical Sciences 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 State University - Main Campus are $11,586.

Full Arkansas State University - Main Campus Physical Sciences Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Physical Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Physical Sciences (Income $0-$30k)

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.

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