2023 Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Arkansas
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
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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.
Best Arkansas Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Nursing
Our 2023 rankings named Arkansas State University - Main Campus the best value school in Arkansas for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
A-State graduate students pay an average of $6,422 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
A-State also made our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list, coming in at #5.
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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 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 Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list.
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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 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.
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Out of the 7 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Henderson State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Henderson State University is a small public school located in the 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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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Harding University is a great value for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Searcy, Harding is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Harding are $11,080 a year.
Harding did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list.
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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 college with a moderately-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at ATU are $7,037 per year.
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With a ranking of #7, University of Arkansas did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public college with a fairly large student population.
UARK graduate students pay an average of $9,018 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
UARK also took the #3 spot in our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas rankings.
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Request InformationBest Value Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Best Value Nursing Schools 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 |
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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 |
|---|---|
| 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.
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