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2023 Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Arkansas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

20 Colleges
$5,379 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$43,116 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Associate 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Arkansas to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in Arkansas to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for health professions 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 Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Arkansas

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

Top 10 Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Arkansas State University - Newport the best value school in Arkansas for health professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Newport, ASUN is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at ASUN are $2,856 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, ASUN is ranked #4 for overall quality for health professions in Arkansas.

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#2

Arkansas Northeastern College

Blytheville, AR

Out of the 20 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas Northeastern College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Arkansas Northeastern College is a small public school located in the rural area of Blytheville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Arkansas Northeastern College are $2,738 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Arkansas Community College - Batesville. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the remote town of Batesville, UACCB is a public college with a small student population.

UACCB undergraduate students pay an average of $2,850 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Health Professions at University of Arkansas Community College - Batesville Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Arkansas State University - Mountain Home. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Arkansas list. ASUMH is a small public school located in the rural area of Mountain Home.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at ASUMH are $2,904 a year.

Full Health Professions at Arkansas State University - Mountain Home Report

The excellent associate degree programs at Arkansas State University - Beebe helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in Arkansas. ASU-Beebe is a small public school located in the fringe town of Beebe.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at ASU-Beebe are $2,928 a year.

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NorthWest Arkansas Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree health professions programs. Located in the city of Bentonville, NWACC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NWACC are $4,096 per year.

NWACC also made our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Arkansas list, coming in at #1.

Full Health Professions at NorthWest Arkansas Community College Report

Arkansas State University Three Rivers did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. ASU Three Rivers is a small public school located in the fringe town of Malvern.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at ASU Three Rivers are $3,458 a year.

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With a ranking of #8, Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Helena, Phillips County Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Phillips County Community College are $3,410 a year.

Full Health Professions at Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas Report

South Arkansas Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Arkansas list. SouthArk is a small public school located in the remote town of El Dorado.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SouthArk are $3,012 a year.

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With a ranking of #10, University of Arkansas Rich Mountain did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the remote town of Mena, UA Rich Mountain is a public college with a fairly small student population.

UA Rich Mountain undergraduate students pay an average of $3,576 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Health Professions at University of Arkansas Rich Mountain Report

Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Health Professions Colleges 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 20 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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