2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

With 183,889 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, psychology is the 7th most popular major in the United States. In 2017-2018, psychology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,496 and had an average of $36,227 in loans still to pay off.

Across Arkansas, there were 981 psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,644 and $21,638 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 28 psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,293 and $39,432 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in psychology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great psychology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the psychology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas

The colleges and universities below are the best for arkansas master’s degree psychology students.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Psychology in Arkansas

#1

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas

#1 in overall quality

$22,121 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas landed the #1 spot on the list. Fayetteville, Arkansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s psychology degrees to 8 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 Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UARK are $22,121, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Psychology at University of Arkansas

#2

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, Arkansas

#2 in overall quality

$12,087 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas Tech University landed the #2 spot on the list. ATU is located in Russellville, Arkansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

ATU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arkansas Tech University are $12,087, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Arkansas Tech University Psychology Report

#3

Henderson State University

Arkadelphia, Arkansas

#3 in overall quality

$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 #3 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas. Henderson State University is a small public school situated in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. It awarded 11 masters’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Henderson State University also made our “Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Henderson State University are $8,612, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Psychology at Henderson State University

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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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