2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Higher Education/Higher Education Administration in Arkansas

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Higher Education/Higher Education Administration is the 181st most popular major in the country with 4,359 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Arkansas, there were 55 higher education/higher education administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 42 higher education/higher education administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,293 and $39,432 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in higher education/higher education administration. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality higher education/higher education administration programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the higher education/higher education administration program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas

The colleges and universities below are the best for arkansas master’s degree higher education/higher education administration students.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Higher Education/Higher Education Administration 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 Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas. University of Arkansas is a large public school situated in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It awarded 19 masters’s higher education/higher education administration degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UARK, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration 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 UARK are $22,121.

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#2

Harding University

Searcy, Arkansas

#2 in overall quality

$11,928 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harding University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas list. Harding University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Searcy, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Harding not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Harding University are $11,928, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

John Brown University

Siloam Springs, Arkansas

#3 in overall quality

$13,920 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, John Brown University landed the #3 spot on the list. John Brown University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Siloam Springs, Arkansas. It awarded 8 masters’s higher education/higher education administration degrees in 2019-2020.

JBU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration 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.

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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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