2022 Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $48-$75k

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In 2019-2020, 102,043 general biology students received their degree, making the major the 5th most popular in the country. In 2017-2018, general biology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $28,233 and had an average of $23,964 in loans still to pay off.

Across Arkansas, there were 831 general biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,829 and $19,930 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 25 general biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,293 and $39,432 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in general biology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general biology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general biology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Biology (Income $48-$75k) in Arkansas

#1

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas

#1 in overall quality

$22,121 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arkansas. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $48-$75k. University of Arkansas is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s biology degrees to qualified students.

UARK also made our “Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at UARK are $22,121, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UARK General Biology Report

#2

Arkansas State University - Main Campus

Jonesboro, Arkansas

#2 in overall quality

$11,586 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arkansas State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $48-$75k. A-State is a public institution located in Jonesboro, Arkansas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

A-State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at A-State are $11,586, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Arkansas State University - Main Campus General Biology Report

#3

University of Central Arkansas

Conway, Arkansas

#3 in overall quality

$11,648 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Arkansas landed the #3 spot on the list. Conway, Arkansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s biology degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

UCA also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Central Arkansas are $11,648.

Full University of Central Arkansas General Biology Report

#4

University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Little Rock, Arkansas

$14,884 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas at Little Rock. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Arkansas at Little Rock is located in Little Rock, Arkansas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s biology degrees to qualified students.

UA Little Rock also took the #0 spot in our “Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arkansas at Little Rock are $14,884, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Biology at University of Arkansas at Little Rock

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Biology (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Biology (Income $48-$75k)

Notes and References

References

• 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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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