by our College Data Analytics TeamWith all of the options you have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take when you want to pursue a degree. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our Best Master's Degree Colleges for the Money in Arkansas ranking is part of that endeavor.
In This Year's Value Report:
We analyzed 11 schools across Arkansas to determine which have the best value Master's Degree programs. Our ranking methodology focuses on different objective factors to make this determination of the best value schools. More specifically, the following explains what we consider and why.
Our Best Master's Degree Colleges for the Money in Arkansas ranking is determined by first looking at the combined costs of average tuition, fees, and room and board before any aid is applied. In addition, the overall quality of a school is important to ensure a good education, not just how much it costs.
To make it into this list a school must offer a quality education like the schools in our Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considers factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
To learn more, visit our best value ranking methodology page.
You can scroll down to see the top schools for this ranking, but you may also want to view some of the other ranking methods listed below.
Know what field you want to major in? Make sure you check out our best value schools by major. In addition, you can select one of the links below to see the best value colleges for other degree levels.
Learn more about these excellent schools below:
Our 2024 rankings named Arkansas State University - Main Campus the best value (no aid) school in Arkansas for students working on their master’s degree. A-State is located in Jonesboro, Arkansas and has a fairly large student population. It is a public school.
Not only is Arkansas State University - Main Campus a great value, but it is also ranked #2 in Arkansas for overall quality. The average cost without aid for the school is $16,062 per year for graduate students.
Out of the 11 master’s degree schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas landed the #2 spot on the list. UARK is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas and has a large student population. It is a public school.
Not only is University of Arkansas a great value, but it is also ranked #1 in Arkansas for overall quality. The average cost without aid for the school is $20,960 per year for graduate students.
A rank of #3 on our Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money in Arkansas list means Harding University is a great place for students working on their degree. Harding University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Searcy, Arkansas.
Harding University has the honor of being ranked #4 in Arkansas for overall quality on top of being a good value. The average cost without aid for the school is $18,798 per year for graduate students.
Out of the 11 master’s degree schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Arkansas landed the #4 spot on the list. UCA is a public institution located in Conway, Arkansas.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, University of Central Arkansas is ranked #5 for quality in the state of Arkansas. The average cost without aid for the school is $14,669 per year for graduate students.
A rank of #5 on our Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money in Arkansas list means John Brown University is a great place for students working on their degree. JBU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Siloam Springs, Arkansas.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, John Brown University is ranked #3 for quality in the state of Arkansas. The average cost to attend the school for graduate students if you don’t receive any aid is $23,474 a year.
University of Arkansas at Little Rock ranked #6 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money in Arkansas list. UA Little Rock is located in Little Rock, Arkansas and has a medium-sized student population. It is a public school.
Not only is University of Arkansas at Little Rock a great value, but it is also ranked #6 in Arkansas for overall quality. The average cost to attend the school for graduate students if you don’t receive any aid is $16,756 a year.
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University of Arkansas at Monticello came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money in Arkansas ranking. UAM is a small public school situated in Monticello, Arkansas.
University of Arkansas at Monticello has the honor of being ranked #7 in Arkansas for overall quality on top of being a good value. The average cost to attend the school for graduate students if you don’t receive any aid is $16,371 a year.
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With a ranking of #8, Southern Arkansas University Main Campus did quite well on the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money in Arkansas list. Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a public institution located in Magnolia, Arkansas.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is ranked #9 for quality in the state of Arkansas. The average cost to attend the school for graduate students if you don’t receive any aid is $14,489 a year.
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Arkansas Tech University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money in Arkansas ranking. ATU is a public institution located in Russellville, Arkansas.
Not only is Arkansas Tech University a great value, but it is also ranked #8 in Arkansas for overall quality. The average cost without aid for the school is $16,033 per year for graduate students.
Henderson State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money in Arkansas list. Located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, the school is a small public institution.
Not only is Henderson State University a great value, but it is also ranked #10 in Arkansas for overall quality. The average cost without aid for the school is $16,488 per year for graduate students.
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff did quite well in the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money in Arkansas ranking, coming in at #11. UAPB is located in Pine Bluff, Arkansas and has a small student population. It is a public school.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff is ranked #11 for quality in the state of Arkansas. The average cost to attend the school for graduate students if you don’t receive any aid is $16,194 a year.
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Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 11 schools only.
More about our data sources and methodologies.