2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $48-$75k) in Arkansas

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Social Work is the 12th most popular major in the country with 57,618 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, social work graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $36,459 and had an average of $30,084 in loans still to pay off.

Across Arkansas, there were 439 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,300 and $27,631 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 167 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,293 and $39,432 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in social work. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great social work 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 social work 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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Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for arkansas master’s degree social work students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $48-$75k) in Arkansas

#1

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas

#1 in overall quality

$22,121 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$44,276 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $48-$75k 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 46 degrees to qualified masters’s social work 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 Social Work 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 UARK are $22,121.

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#2

Arkansas State University - Main Campus

Jonesboro, Arkansas

#3 in overall quality

$11,586 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$44,170 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. A-State is a fairly large school located in Jonesboro, Arkansas that handed out 39 masters’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.

A-State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at A-State are $11,586, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Social Work at A-State

#3

University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Little Rock, Arkansas

#2 in overall quality

$14,884 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$47,377 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arkansas at Little Rock. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $48-$75k. UA Little Rock is a medium-sized public school situated in Little Rock, Arkansas. It awarded 82 masters’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.

UA Little Rock also took the #2 spot in our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UA Little Rock are $14,884, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Social Work at University of Arkansas at Little Rock

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $48-$75k)

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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