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2023 Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in Arkansas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

25 Colleges
$5,524 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$24,682 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, liberal arts / sciences and humanities students earned 5,205 degrees and certificates from an Arkansas school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in Arkansas to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 25 schools in Arkansas to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in Arkansas

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Arkansas State University - Beebe the best value school in Arkansas for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their associate degree. 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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Out of the 25 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas State University - Newport landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Newport, ASUN is a public school with a small student population.

ASUN undergraduate students pay an average of $2,856 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

ASUN not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in Arkansas list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Arkansas State University Mid-South. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in Arkansas list. ASU Mid-South is a small public school located in the large suburb of West Memphis.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ASU Mid-South are $3,274 per year.

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The excellent associate degree programs at NorthWest Arkansas Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value liberal arts / sciences and humanities schools in Arkansas. Located in the city of Bentonville, NWACC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NWACC are $4,096 a year.

NWACC also took the #1 spot in our Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in Arkansas rankings.

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#5

Arkansas Northeastern College

Blytheville, AR

Out of the 25 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas Northeastern College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Arkansas Northeastern College is a small public school located in the rural area of Blytheville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Arkansas Northeastern College are $2,738 a year.

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East Arkansas Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in Arkansas ranking. East Arkansas Community College is a small public school located in the distant town of Forrest City.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at East Arkansas Community College are $3,120 a year.

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South Arkansas Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in Arkansas ranking. SouthArk is a small public school located in the town of El Dorado.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SouthArk are $3,012 per year.

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Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. UA Cossatot is a small public school located in the rural area of De Queen.

UA Cossatot undergraduate students pay an average of $3,960 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UA Cossatot also took the #3 spot in our Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in Arkansas rankings.

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Arkansas State University - Mountain Home landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree liberal arts / sciences and humanities programs. ASUMH is a small public school located in the rural area of Mountain Home.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ASUMH are $2,904 per year.

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#10

Southeast Arkansas College

Pine Bluff, AR

With a ranking of #10, Southeast Arkansas College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their associate degree. SEARK College is a small public school located in the city of Pine Bluff.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SEARK College are $3,855 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, SEARK College also did well on our Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in Arkansas list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 18,234
West Virginia 3,558
South Carolina 4,243
Florida 64,444
Virginia 9,302
Mississippi 5,696
Tennessee 10,186
Louisiana 2,864
Alabama 5,890
Kentucky 6,493
Georgia 7,724

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Liberal Arts General Studies 556,813

Related Major Annual Graduates
Visual & Performing Arts 149,215
English Language & Literature 54,635
Foreign Languages & Linguistics 33,333
Theology & Religious Vocations 27,459
Philosophy & Religious Studies 19,993

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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 Jacques Sablet (Switzerland, Morges, 1749-1803).

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