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2027 Best Value Interior Design Schools in Arkansas

[Interior Design](/majors/visual-and-performing-arts/design-and-applied-arts/interior-design/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.

For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for interior design students.

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• Best Value Interior Design Schools in Arkansas

2027 Best Value Interior Design Schools in Arkansas

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the interior design degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Interior Design Schools

1

University Of Central Arkansas
Conway, AR

$10,523 In-State Tuition & Fees

$22,920 Avg Student Debt

$45,938 Median Earnings (10yr)

Leading the list is University Of Central Arkansas, our #1 best value for interior design in Arkansas. University Of Central Arkansas is a large public school located in the city of Conway. Students from in state pay about $10,523 in tuition and fees, compared with $18,023 for out-of-state students. Students borrow a median of $22,920 to complete the interior design program here. Early-career interior design graduates make about $43,106. That is a strong return on a $22,920 median debt. The acceptance rate is 90%.

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Harding University
Searcy, AR

$25,962 In-State Tuition & Fees

$26,715 Avg Student Debt

$52,876 Median Earnings (10yr)

A rank of #2 makes Harding University one of the best values for interior design. Set in the town of Searcy, Harding University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit institution. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $25,962. Typical student debt for interior design graduates is $26,715. Early-career interior design graduates make about $35,582. That is a strong return on a $26,715 median debt. Harding University admits about 70% of applicants.

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.