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2023 Best Value Public Health Schools in Arkansas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$8,838 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$37,385 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Health School for You

Public Health is the #36 most popular major in Arkansas with 233 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Public Health Schools in Arkansas ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Arkansas to see which programs offered the best value experiences for public health students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Public Health Schools in Arkansas

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for public health majors pursuing a .

Best Arkansas Schools for Affordable Quality in Public Health

$8,236 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences to be the best value school for public health students who want to pursue a degree in Arkansas. Located in the midsize city of Little Rock, UAMS is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UAMS are $8,236 per year.

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#2

Henderson State University

Arkadelphia, AR
$7,560 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Henderson State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Henderson State University is a small public school located in the distant town of Arkadelphia.

Henderson State University undergraduate students pay an average of $7,560 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR
$9,574 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UARK are $9,574 per year. The average amount in student loans that public health majors at UARK take out is $22,930. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $220, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

UARK also took the #1 spot in our Best Public Health Schools in Arkansas rankings.

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$9,512 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas at Little Rock landed the # 4 spot on the list. UA Little Rock is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Little Rock.

UA Little Rock undergraduate students pay an average of $9,512 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$9,310 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Arkansas University Main Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a small public school located in the town of Magnolia.

Southern Arkansas University Main Campus undergraduate students pay an average of $9,310 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Public Health Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 1,455
Virginia 1,071
North Carolina 1,477
Florida 2,030
Tennessee 390
Kentucky 371
South Carolina 859
Louisiana 362
Alabama 700
Mississippi 219
West Virginia 352

Public Health is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Public Health

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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 Article 25 Flickr.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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