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2022 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $30-$48k

2 Ranked Colleges
33 Degrees Awarded
$16,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master's in Arkansas For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 52,879 people earned their degree in physical sciences, making the major the 18th most popular in the United States. 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 $30-$48k” 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.

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 physical sciences program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Physical Sciences (Income $30-$48k) in Arkansas

#1

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, this large public school handed out 21 diplomas to qualified masters’s physical sciences students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UARK, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arkansas are $22,121, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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 $30-$48k list. This fairly large school is located in Jonesboro, Arkansas, and it awarded 1 masters’s physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

A-State also made our “Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arkansas State University - Main Campus are $11,586, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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).
  • 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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