Find Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Business, Management & Marketing

Find Schools Near

2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing in Arkansas

9 Ranked Colleges
613 Degrees Awarded
$13,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Schools for a Master's in Arkansas

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas” ranking is part of that endeavor.

With 841,037 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, business, management and marketing is the 1st most popular major in the United States. In 2017-2018, business, management and marketing graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $44,966 and had an average of $27,464 in loans still to pay off.

Across Arkansas, there were 5,870 business, management and marketing graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,498 and $25,881 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 613 business, management and marketing graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,293 and $39,432 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in business, management and marketing. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent business, management and marketing programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the business, management and marketing program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.

Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing in Arkansas

#1

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Arkansas is a large school located in Fayetteville, Arkansas that handed out 150 masters’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2019-2020.

UARK also took the #1 spot in our “Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UARK are $22,121, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UARK Business, Management & Marketing Report

#2

John Brown University

Siloam Springs, Arkansas
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend John Brown University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas list. JBU is a small school located in Siloam Springs, Arkansas that handed out 57 masters’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2019-2020.

JBU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at JBU are $13,920, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Business, Management & Marketing at John Brown University

#3

Harding University

Searcy, Arkansas
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Harding University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Searcy, Arkansas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 28 degrees to qualified masters’s business, management and marketing students in 2019-2020.

Harding also took the #3 spot in our “Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Harding University are $11,928, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Harding Business, Management & Marketing Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Arkansas. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas list. Located in Conway, Arkansas, this fairly large public school handed out 93 degrees to qualified masters’s business, management and marketing students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCA, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Central Arkansas are $11,648, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Business, Management & Marketing at University of Central Arkansas

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas State University - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Jonesboro, Arkansas, this fairly large public school handed out 93 degrees to qualified masters’s business, management and marketing students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at A-State, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Business, Management & Marketing 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 Arkansas State University - Main Campus are $11,586.

Read full report on Business, Management & Marketing at Arkansas State University - Main Campus

#6 in overall quality

University of Arkansas at Little Rock ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas list. UA Little Rock is a medium-sized school located in Little Rock, Arkansas that handed out 74 masters’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2019-2020.

UA Little Rock not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arkansas at Little Rock are $14,884, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Business, Management & Marketing at UA Little Rock

#7

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, Arkansas
#7 in overall quality

Arkansas Tech University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas ranking. ATU is a public institution located in Russellville, Arkansas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 26 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our arkansas master’s degree business, management & marketing students list, ATU has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arkansas Tech University are $12,087, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full ATU Business, Management & Marketing Report

#8

Henderson State University

Arkadelphia, Arkansas
#8 in overall quality

Henderson State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas ranking, coming in at #8. Henderson State University is a public institution located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 19 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Henderson State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Henderson State University are $8,612.

Read more about Business, Management & Marketing at Henderson State University

#9 in overall quality

Southern Arkansas University Main Campus landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas ranking. Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a public institution located in Magnolia, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 47 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Southern Arkansas University Main Campus also made our “Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list, coming in at #9. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus are $9,810, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Business, Management & Marketing at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus

Switch to a Different Ranking Method

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.

Credits

Featured Schools

Find Schools Near You