2023 Best Value Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arkansas
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Health Professions Bachelor'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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arkansas ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Arkansas to see which bachelor's 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.
Top 10 Best Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences the best value school in Arkansas for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Little Rock, UAMS is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UAMS are $8,236 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Henderson State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas 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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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Arkansas - Fort Smith is a great value for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. UAFS is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Fort Smith.
UAFS undergraduate students pay an average of $5,754 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Arkansas. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UARK are $9,574 a year.
UARK also took the #1 spot in our Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas rankings.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Arkansas State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in Arkansas. Located in the small city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
A-State undergraduate students pay an average of $7,130 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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University of Arkansas at Little Rock landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree health professions programs. UA Little Rock is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Little Rock.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UA Little Rock are $9,512 a year.
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Arkansas Tech University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the remote town of Russellville, ATU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
ATU undergraduate students pay an average of $7,900 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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University of Central Arkansas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. UCA is a large public school located in the small city of Conway.
UCA undergraduate students pay an average of $9,563 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
UCA also took the #5 spot in our Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas rankings.
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Southern Arkansas University Main Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a small public school located in the town of Magnolia.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus are $9,310 a year.
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Harding University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree health professions programs. Located in the distant town of Searcy, Harding is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Harding undergraduate students pay an average of $22,230 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Harding not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 18,617 |
| West Virginia | 5,590 |
| Mississippi | 6,374 |
| South Carolina | 7,283 |
| Florida | 49,046 |
| Virginia | 17,510 |
| Alabama | 12,636 |
| Kentucky | 10,991 |
| Georgia | 15,658 |
| Tennessee | 13,576 |
| Louisiana | 7,992 |
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Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 10 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.