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2023 Best Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Arkansas

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Finding the Best Health Professions Master's Degree School for You

Health Professions is the most popular major in Arkansas with 6,286 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Arkansas ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in Arkansas to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas

Check out the health professions master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Arkansas Schools for a Master's in Health Professions

#1

Harding University

Searcy, AR

Our 2023 rankings named Harding University the best school in Arkansas for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Searcy, Harding is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in Arkansas. Located in the city of Little Rock, UAMS is a public school with a small student population.

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#3

John Brown University

Siloam Springs, AR

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend John Brown University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. JBU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Siloam Springs.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Arkansas State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the small city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public college with a large student population.

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Out of the 9 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Arkansas landed the # 5 spot on the list. UCA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Conway.

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#6

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

University of Arkansas landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree health professions programs. Located in the city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Henderson State University

Arkadelphia, AR

Henderson State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas ranking. Henderson State University is a small public school located in the distant town of Arkadelphia.

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University of Arkansas at Little Rock did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. UA Little Rock is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Little Rock.

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#9

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR

Arkansas Tech University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree health professions programs. Located in the remote town of Russellville, ATU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Health Professions Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 18,617
West Virginia 5,590
South Carolina 7,283
Florida 49,046
Virginia 17,510
Mississippi 6,374
Tennessee 13,576
Louisiana 7,992
Alabama 12,636
Kentucky 10,991
Georgia 15,658

Health Professions Majors to Study

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
Public Health 40,596
Health Sciences & Services 35,945
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 29,833
Mental & Social Health Services 29,053
Medicine 28,629
Dental Support Services 26,399
Communication Sciences 22,298
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 20,393
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 18,901
Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services 10,751
Health/Medical Prep Programs 9,210
Other Health Professions 7,984
Dentistry 6,770
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 6,158
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 5,115
Alternative Medicine & Systems 3,564
Chiropractic 2,658
Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies 2,374
Medical Illustration & Informatics 2,089
Optometry 1,822
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 1,775
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services 960
Medical Science 909
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies 294
Alternative Medical Support Services 227
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies 68

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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