2023 Best Master's Degree Schools in Arkansas
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The Best Master's Degree Schools in Arkansas ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Arkansas to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Master's Degree Schools in Arkansas
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Our analysis found Harding University to be the best school for students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Arkansas.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Harding. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 31% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend John Brown University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at JBU. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 91% took at least some of their classes online.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Arkansas is a great place for students working on their master’s degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UARK. In fact, around 84% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Central Arkansas helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in Arkansas.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UCA. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 70% took at least some of their classes online.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Arkansas State University - Main Campus is a great place for students working on their master’s degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at A-State. In 2019-2020 about 83% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Henderson State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list.
One thing to take note of is that Henderson State University does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 89% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #7, University of Arkansas at Monticello did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UAM does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 87% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Arkansas Tech University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at ATU. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 93% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #9, University of Arkansas at Little Rock did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
UA Little Rock does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2019-2020 about 76% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 95% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
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University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UAPB. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 78% took at least some of their classes online.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 11 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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