2023 Best Value Education Master's Degree Schools in Arkansas
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Education Master's 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.
The Best Value Education Master's Degree Schools in Arkansas ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 10 schools in Arkansas to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for education 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. 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.
Top 10 Best Education Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Arkansas State University - Main Campus the best value school in Arkansas for education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public college with a large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at A-State are $6,422 per year.
A-State also took the #5 spot in our Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas rankings.
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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 Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. UCA is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Conway.
UCA graduate students pay an average of $6,773 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
UCA not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Education 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 Arkansas. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the small city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UARK are $9,018 a year.
UARK also took the #3 spot in our Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas rankings.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Henderson State University is a great value for education students working on their master’s degree. Henderson State University is a small public school located in the distant town of Arkadelphia.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Henderson State University are $6,930 a year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Arkansas Tech University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value education schools in Arkansas. Located in the remote town of Russellville, ATU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at ATU are $7,037 a year.
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Southern Arkansas University Main Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree education programs. Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a small public school located in the remote town of Magnolia.
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus graduate students pay an average of $6,894 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #7, Harding University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Searcy, Harding is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Harding are $11,080 a 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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University of Arkansas at Little Rock landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree education programs. UA Little Rock is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Little Rock.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UA Little Rock are $7,594 per year.
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With a ranking of #9, John Brown University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their master’s degree. JBU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Siloam Springs.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at JBU are $13,920 per year.
JBU also made our Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list, coming in at #2.
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University of Arkansas at Monticello landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree education programs. Located in the remote town of Monticello, UAM is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UAM are $9,223 a year.
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Explore all the Best Value Education Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 7,730 |
| West Virginia | 1,515 |
| Mississippi | 4,219 |
| South Carolina | 3,980 |
| Florida | 10,069 |
| Virginia | 9,522 |
| Alabama | 5,059 |
| Kentucky | 5,329 |
| Georgia | 9,722 |
| Tennessee | 5,194 |
| Louisiana | 2,977 |
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Majors Related to Education
Education Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 110,226 |
| Educational Administration | 46,469 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 43,297 |
| Special Education | 36,792 |
| General Education | 29,810 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 19,832 |
| Student Counseling | 13,858 |
| Instructional Media Design | 8,695 |
| Teaching English or French | 5,791 |
| Other Education | 4,858 |
| Teaching Assistants | 2,751 |
| Educational Assessment | 2,552 |
| Multilingual Education | 1,910 |
| Education Philosophy | 737 |
| International Education | 293 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Social Sciences | 205,984 |
| Psychology | 195,678 |
| Communication & Journalism | 120,571 |
| Family, Consumer & Human Sciences | 55,820 |
| History | 32,731 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 10 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 Horadrim.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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