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2023 Best Value General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arkansas

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$17,493 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$35,282 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Education Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 133 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general education is the #54 most popular major in Arkansas.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arkansas ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Arkansas to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for education students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for education majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Best Arkansas Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in General Education

Our analysis found University of Arkansas at Monticello to be the best value school for general education students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Arkansas. UAM is a small public school located in the town of Monticello.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UAM are $8,029 per year.

Read full report on General Education at University of Arkansas at Monticello

#2

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Arkansas. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. UARK is a very large public school located in the small city of Fayetteville.

UARK undergraduate students pay an average of $9,574 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, education graduates from UARK take out $25,016 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

UARK also took the #1 spot in our Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas rankings.

Full General Education at University of Arkansas Report

#3

Harding University

Searcy, AR

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Harding University is a great value for general education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Harding is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Searcy.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Harding are $22,230 per year.

Harding also took the #2 spot in our Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas rankings.

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#4

Ouachita Baptist University

Arkadelphia, AR

Out of the 4 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Ouachita Baptist University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Ouachita Baptist is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Arkadelphia.

Ouachita Baptist undergraduate students pay an average of $30,140 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Ouachita Baptist also made our Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list, coming in at #4.

Full General Education at Ouachita Baptist University Report

Best Value General Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value General Education Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 117
Virginia 918
North Carolina 255
Florida 622
Tennessee 605
Kentucky 95
South Carolina 352
Louisiana 116
Alabama 115
Mississippi 407
West Virginia 301

General Education is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Education

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to KOKUYO.

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