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2022 Best Value Education Admin Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas

9 Ranked Colleges
577 Degrees Awarded
$13,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Education Admin Schools for a Master's in Arkansas

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Education Admin Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Educational Administration is the 26th most popular major in the country with 45,664 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, educational administration graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $59,025 and had an average of $38,048 in loans still to pay off.

Across Arkansas, there were 1,226 educational administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,333 and $37,057 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 577 educational administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,293 and $39,432 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Education Admin Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in educational administration. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality educational administration programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the educational administration program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Education Admin Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Education Admin Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Educational Administration in Arkansas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arkansas State University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Education Admin Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas list. Arkansas State University - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Jonesboro, Arkansas that handed out 402 masters’s education admin degrees in 2019-2020.

A-State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Educational 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 Arkansas State University - Main Campus are $11,586.

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#2

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Education Admin Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, this large public school handed out 59 degrees to qualified masters’s education admin students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our arkansas master’s degree education admin students list, UARK has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Educational Administration 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.

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#3

Harding University

Searcy, Arkansas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harding University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Education Admin Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas list. Harding is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Searcy, Arkansas. It awarded 15 masters’s education admin degrees in 2019-2020.

Harding also took the #3 spot in our “Best Educational 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 Harding University are $11,928.

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#4 in overall quality

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 Education Admin Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas list. This medium-sized school is located in Little Rock, Arkansas, and it awarded 18 masters’s education admin degrees in 2019-2020.

UA Little Rock also made our “Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at UA Little Rock are $14,884, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Arkansas at Little Rock Educational Administration Report

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Education Admin Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Arkansas landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Conway, Arkansas, this fairly large public school handed out 11 degrees to qualified masters’s education admin students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCA, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Educational 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 University of Central Arkansas are $11,648.

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#6

Henderson State University

Arkadelphia, Arkansas

Henderson State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Education Admin Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, this small public school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified masters’s education admin students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Henderson State University, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Henderson State University are $8,612, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#9 in overall quality

Southern Arkansas University Main Campus landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Education Admin 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 30 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Southern Arkansas University Main Campus also made our “Best Educational Administration 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 some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, Arkansas

Arkansas Tech University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Admin Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas ranking. This fairly large school is located in Russellville, Arkansas, and it awarded 14 masters’s education admin degrees in 2019-2020.

ATU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arkansas Tech University are $12,087, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#9

John Brown University

Siloam Springs, Arkansas

John Brown University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Education Admin Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas ranking. John Brown University is a small school located in Siloam Springs, Arkansas that handed out 11 masters’s education admin degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at JBU, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at JBU are $13,920, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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