2023 Best Value General Education Schools in Arkansas
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best General Education 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 Schools in Arkansas to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Arkansas to see which 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.
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2023 Best Value General Education Schools in Arkansas
Check out the education programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Best Arkansas Schools for Affordable Quality in General Education
Our 2023 rankings named University of Central Arkansas the best value school in Arkansas for general education students. Located in the small city of Conway, UCA is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UCA are $9,563 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UCA also did well on our Best General Education Schools in Arkansas list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a great value for general education students. Located in the town of Magnolia, Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a public college with a small student population.
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus undergraduate students pay an average of $9,310 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Arkansas at Monticello is a great value for general education students. UAM is a small public school located in the town of Monticello.
UAM undergraduate students pay an average of $8,029 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, education graduates from UAM carry an average student debtload of $20,873.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Arkansas is a great value for general education students. UARK is a very large public school located in the city of Fayetteville.
UARK undergraduate students pay an average of $9,574 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, education majors at UARK accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt.
UARK not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best General Education Schools in Arkansas list.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arkansas Tech University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value General Education Schools in Arkansas list. ATU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Russellville.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ATU are $7,900 per year.
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With a ranking of #6, University of Arkansas - Fort Smith did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general education students. Located in the small city of Fort Smith, UAFS is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UAFS are $5,754 a year.
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Harding University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Education Schools in Arkansas ranking. 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 did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best General Education Schools in Arkansas list.
Ouachita Baptist University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Education Schools in Arkansas ranking. 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 claimed a spot on our Best General Education Schools in Arkansas list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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 |
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General Education Related Majors for Education
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 8 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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