2023 Best Value General Engineering Schools in Arkansas
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best General Engineering School for You
With 173 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general engineering is the #46 most popular major in Arkansas.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value General Engineering Schools in Arkansas to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in Arkansas to see which ones offered the best value programs for engineering students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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 in General Engineering
Our 2023 rankings named University of Arkansas the best value school in Arkansas for general engineering students. UARK is a fairly 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.
UARK also made our Best General Engineering Schools in Arkansas list, coming in at #1.
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Out of the 4 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas State University - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. A-State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Jonesboro.
A-State undergraduate students pay an average of $7,130 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent programs at University of Arkansas at Little Rock helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general engineering schools in Arkansas. Located in the city of Little Rock, UA Little Rock is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UA Little Rock are $9,512 per year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means John Brown University is a great value for general engineering students. Located in the town of Siloam Springs, JBU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at JBU are $28,924 a year. The average amount in student loans that engineering majors at JBU take out is $26,488.
JBU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best General Engineering Schools in Arkansas list.
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Request InformationBest Value General Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 170 |
| Virginia | 647 |
| North Carolina | 660 |
| Florida | 18 |
| Tennessee | 134 |
| Kentucky | 0 |
| South Carolina | 10 |
| Louisiana | 168 |
| Alabama | 225 |
| Mississippi | 264 |
| West Virginia | 84 |
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Majors Related to Engineering
One of 40 majors within the area of study, general engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Engineering
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering | 46,178 |
| Electrical Engineering | 28,844 |
| Civil Engineering | 21,388 |
| Computer Engineering | 17,987 |
| Chemical Engineering | 12,917 |
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 Rémi Kaupp.
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