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2023 Best Value Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arkansas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$12,838 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$35,065 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 897 degrees and certificates were awarded to social sciences students who went to a Arkansas college or university. This makes it the #11 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arkansas ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Arkansas to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for social sciences students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for social sciences majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Best Arkansas Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Social Sciences

Our 2023 rankings named Arkansas State University - Main Campus the best value school in Arkansas for social sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public school with a 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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#2

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Arkansas is a great value for social sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. 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 not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list.

Full Social Sciences at University of Arkansas Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Arkansas. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. UCA is a fairly 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 not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list.

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#4

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arkansas Tech University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the remote town of Russellville, ATU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

ATU undergraduate students pay an average of $7,900 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Arkansas at Little Rock is a great value for social sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. UA Little Rock is a moderately-sized public school located in the 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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#6

Hendrix College

Conway, AR

Hendrix College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree social sciences programs. Hendrix is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Conway.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Hendrix are $33,350 a year.

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Best Value Social Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Social Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 5,208
West Virginia 788
South Carolina 1,876
Florida 8,162
Virginia 7,636
Mississippi 722
Tennessee 2,210
Louisiana 1,534
Alabama 1,640
Kentucky 1,344
Georgia 3,932

Social Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Political Science & Government 49,282
Economics 49,055
Sociology 38,475
General Social Sciences 18,997
International Relations & National Security 14,306
Anthropology 11,415
Criminology 11,039
Geography & Cartography 8,526
Other Social Sciences 2,414
Urban Studies 1,507
Sociology & Anthropology 541
Archeology 339
Demography & Population Studies 88

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 327,871
Psychology 195,678
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 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 AndrГ© KГјnzelmann.

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