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Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas

2023 Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas

5 Schools Ranked

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. Or you may find the programs at a trade school or bootcamp 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in Arkansas to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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Top Graduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas

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611 Total Awards
$6,980 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Arkansas State University - Main Campus the best school in Arkansas for students working on their graduate certificate. A-State is a public institution located in Jonesboro, Arkansas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 611 graduate certificates in .

Online graduate courses are available at A-State, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 84% of graduates took at least one course online in 2022-2023.

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#2

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas
321 Total Awards
$12,160 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas landed the # 2 spot on the list. Fayetteville, Arkansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out graduate certificates to 321 students in .

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UARK. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2022-2023 academic year, around 42% took at least some of their classes online.

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#3

Henderson State University

Arkadelphia, Arkansas
231 Total Awards
$6,903 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Henderson State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas list. Henderson State University is a public institution located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 231 graduate certificates in .

One thing to take note of is that Henderson State University does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 97% of graduates took at least one course online in 2022-2023.

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#4

University of Central Arkansas

Conway, Arkansas
119 Total Awards
$7,162 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Central Arkansas. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas list. University of Central Arkansas is a medium-sized public school located in Conway, Arkansas that handed out 119 graduate certificates in .

One thing to take note of is that UCA does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 61% of graduates took at least one course online in 2022-2023.

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#5

University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Little Rock, Arkansas
79 Total Awards
$7,684 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Arkansas at Little Rock helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in Arkansas. Located in Little Rock, Arkansas, the medium-sized public school handed out 79 graduate certificate awards in .

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UA Little Rock does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2022-2023 year, about 64% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

References

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

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