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2023 Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Arkansas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$8,103 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$98,140 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Master's Degree 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.

The Best Value Nursing 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 7 schools in Arkansas to see which ones offered the best value master's degree 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.

2023 Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for nursing majors pursuing a master's degree.

Best Arkansas Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Nursing

Our analysis found Arkansas State University - Main Campus to be the best value school for nursing students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Arkansas. Located in the city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at A-State are $6,422 a year.

A-State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list.

Read full report on Nursing at Arkansas State University - Main Campus

Out of the 7 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Arkansas landed the # 2 spot on the list. UCA is a large public school located in the small city of Conway.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCA are $6,773 per 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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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in Arkansas. Located in the midsize city of Little Rock, UAMS is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UAMS are $9,462 per year.

Read full report on Nursing at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

#4

Henderson State University

Arkadelphia, AR

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Henderson State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. Henderson State University is a small public school located in the town of Arkadelphia.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Henderson State University are $6,930 per year.

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#5

Harding University

Searcy, AR

The excellent master’s degree programs at Harding University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in Arkansas. Located in the town of Searcy, Harding is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Harding are $11,080 per year.

Harding not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list.

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#6

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR

Arkansas Tech University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree nursing programs. Located in the town of Russellville, ATU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

ATU graduate students pay an average of $7,037 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Nursing at Arkansas Tech University Report

#7

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

University of Arkansas ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public college with a fairly 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 Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas rankings.

Full Nursing at University of Arkansas Report

Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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

One of 30 majors within the area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Nursing

Related Major Annual Graduates
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 7 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 Aleksahgabrielle.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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