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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.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for business administration majors pursuing a master's degree.

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

#1

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

Our analysis found University of Arkansas to be the best value school for business administration and management students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Arkansas. UARK is a very large public school located in the city of Fayetteville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UARK are $9,018 a year.

UARK not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Central Arkansas. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the city of Conway, UCA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCA are $6,773 per year.

UCA not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list.

Full Business Administration & Management at University of Central Arkansas Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arkansas State University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. A-State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Jonesboro.

A-State graduate students pay an average of $6,422 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

Full Business Administration & Management at Arkansas State University - Main Campus Report

Out of the 9 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas at Little Rock landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Little Rock, UA Little Rock is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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

Full Business Administration & Management at University of Arkansas at Little Rock Report

#5

Harding University

Searcy, AR

Out of the 9 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Harding University landed the # 5 spot on the 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 also took the #1 spot in our Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas rankings.

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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.

ATU graduate students pay an average of $7,037 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Business Administration & Management at Arkansas Tech University Report

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 school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus are $6,894 per 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 distant town of Siloam Springs, JBU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at JBU are $13,920 a year.

JBU also made our Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list, coming in at #2.

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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 fairly small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Little Rock.

Strayer University - Arkansas graduate students pay an average of $15,135 in in-state tuition and fees each 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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