2023 Best Value Education Associate Degree Schools in Arkansas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

Finding the Best Education Associate Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, education was ranked 4th in Arkansas. In fact, 4,954 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Education Associate Degree Schools in Arkansas ranking.

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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Check out the education associate degree programs at this school if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Education Associate Degree School

#1

University of Arkansas - Fort Smith

Fort Smith, AR

8 Associate Degrees

#16 in Quality in Arkansas

$5,754 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Arkansas - Fort Smith the best value school in Arkansas for education students working on their associate degree. UAFS is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Fort Smith.

UAFS undergraduate students pay an average of $5,754 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Notes and References

*These values are for the top school 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 Horadrim.

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