2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Social Work for a Master’s
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
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Avg Salary
With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Social Work for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Social Work is the 13th most popular major in the country with 58,326 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, social work graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $37,651 and had an average of $26,679 in loans still to pay off.
Across Arkansas, there were 419 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,717 and $28,023 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Social Work for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in social work. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent social work programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the social work program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. 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 “Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Social Work for a Master’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Social Work for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for arkansas master’s degree vets studying social work.
Top 3 Best Social Work Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Arkansas
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Social Work for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Arkansas is a large school located in Fayetteville, Arkansas that handed out 34 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
UARK also took the #1 spot in our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 11 of the 27,562 students enrolled at University of Arkansas were GI Bill® students, of which 11 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,975. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Arkansas does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full UARK Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas at Little Rock. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Social Work for a Master’s list. UA Little Rock is a medium-sized public school situated in Little Rock, Arkansas. It awarded 51 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
UA Little Rock also took the #2 spot in our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” ranking.Among the 8,899 students enrolled at UA Little Rock, 24 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 14 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,247. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Arkansas at Little Rock]](/colleges/university-of-arkansas-at-little-rock/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arkansas State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Social Work for a Master’s. Arkansas State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Jonesboro, Arkansas. It awarded 40 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at A-State, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” ranking.Of the 13,106 students enrolled at A-State, 425 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 180 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,131. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at A-State]](/colleges/arkansas-state-university-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)
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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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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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