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Best Value Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arkansas

2023 Best Value Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arkansas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$9,677 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,058 Avg Salary

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 analysis found University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences to be the best value school for health professions students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Arkansas. Located in the midsize city of Little Rock, UAMS is a public college 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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#2

Henderson State University

Arkadelphia, AR

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Henderson State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. Henderson State University is a small public school located in the 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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Out of the 10 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas - Fort Smith landed the # 3 spot on the list. UAFS is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Fort Smith.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UAFS are $5,754 a year.

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#4

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

Out of the 10 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas landed the # 4 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.

UARK also made our Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list, coming in at #1.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arkansas State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at A-State are $7,130 a year.

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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 bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 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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#7

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR

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 town of Russellville, ATU is a public college 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 landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree health professions programs. UCA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Conway.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UCA are $9,563 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UCA is ranked #5 for overall quality for health professions in Arkansas.

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With a ranking of #9, Southern Arkansas University Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a small public school located in the remote 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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#10

Harding University

Searcy, AR

Harding University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the distant town of Searcy, Harding is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Harding are $22,230 a year.

Harding did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list.

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Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value 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
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

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 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).

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