2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate School for You
Out of the majors we analyze each year, nursing was ranked 2nd in Arkansas. In fact, 2,882 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in Arkansas to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for nursing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Arkansas Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Nursing
Our 2023 rankings named Arkansas State University - Main Campus the best value school in Arkansas for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public school with a large student population.
A-State graduate students pay an average of $6,422 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
A-State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas list.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Central Arkansas is a great value for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. UCA is a large public school located in the small city of Conway.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UCA are $6,773 a 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 nursing in Arkansas.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Georgia | 7,112 |
Virginia | 6,775 |
North Carolina | 7,425 |
Florida | 21,209 |
Tennessee | 6,004 |
Kentucky | 6,395 |
South Carolina | 3,296 |
Louisiana | 3,502 |
Alabama | 7,364 |
Mississippi | 2,838 |
West Virginia | 1,771 |
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Nursing Related Majors for Nursing
One of 30 majors within the area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Nursing
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Health & Medical Administrative Services | 89,359 |
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 84,492 |
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
Allied Health Professions | 82,308 |
Public Health | 40,596 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 2 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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