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Best Value Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools in Arkansas

2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools in Arkansas

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

9 Colleges
$8,744 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$68,610 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Business Administration & Management Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, business administration and management students earned 2,031 degrees and certificates from an Arkansas school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools in Arkansas ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in Arkansas to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for business administration students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Best Arkansas Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Business Administration & Management

#1

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

Our 2023 rankings named University of Arkansas the best value school in Arkansas for business administration and management students working on their master’s degree. UARK is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Fayetteville.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UARK are $9,018 per year.

UARK also made our Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list, coming in at #3.

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Out of the 9 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Arkansas landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Conway, UCA is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UCA are $6,773 a year.

UCA also took the #4 spot in our Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas rankings.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Arkansas State University - Main Campus is a great value for business administration and management students working on their master’s degree. A-State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Jonesboro.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at A-State are $6,422 per year.

A-State also took the #5 spot in our Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas rankings.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Arkansas at Little Rock is a great value for business administration and management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Little Rock, UA Little Rock is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UA Little Rock are $7,594 a year.

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#5

Harding University

Searcy, AR

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harding University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. Harding is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Searcy.

Harding graduate students pay an average of $11,080 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Harding not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list.

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#6

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR

Arkansas Tech University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas ranking. ATU is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Russellville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at ATU are $7,037 a year.

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Southern Arkansas University Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas ranking. Located in the remote town of Magnolia, Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus are $6,894 a year.

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#8

John Brown University

Siloam Springs, AR

With a ranking of #8, John Brown University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business administration and management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Siloam Springs, JBU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at JBU are $13,920 per year.

JBU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list.

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#9

Strayer University - Arkansas

Little Rock, AR

Strayer University - Arkansas ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. Strayer University - Arkansas is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Little Rock.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Strayer University - Arkansas are $15,135 a year.

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Best Value Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 7,852
Virginia 11,308
North Carolina 10,472
Florida 18,071
Tennessee 6,169
Kentucky 2,692
South Carolina 4,017
Louisiana 5,195
Alabama 7,031
Mississippi 2,589
West Virginia 4,631

Business Administration & Management is one of 21 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Accounting 99,265
Finance & Financial Management 57,778
General Business/Commerce 56,042
Marketing 52,916
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 43,382

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 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 the rest 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).

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