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Best Value General Education Master's Degree Schools in Arkansas

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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$8,043 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$50,291 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Education Master'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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value General Education Master's Degree Schools in Arkansas to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Arkansas to see which master'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.

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

Our analysis found University of Central Arkansas to be the best value school for general education students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Arkansas. 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.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UCA is ranked #4 for overall quality for education in Arkansas.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a great value for general education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the remote town of Magnolia, Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a public college 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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#3

Harding University

Searcy, AR

The excellent master’s degree programs at Harding University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general education schools in Arkansas. 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.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Harding is ranked #1 for overall quality for education in Arkansas.

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#4

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Arkansas Tech University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. 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.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas - Fort Smith. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the small city of Fort Smith, UAFS is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

UAFS graduate students pay an average of $8,433 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value General Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value General Education Schools 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 5 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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