2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $0-$30k

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 Education Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 29,936 people earned their degree in general education, making the major the 35th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, general education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $47,138 and had an average of $29,674 in loans still to pay off.

Across Arkansas, there were 122 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,700 and $29,569 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 41 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,293 and $39,432 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in general education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general education programs and 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 general education program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for arkansas master’s degree education students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Education (Income $0-$30k) in Arkansas

#1

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, Arkansas

#3 in overall quality

$12,087 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$39,099 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas Tech University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Russellville, Arkansas, this fairly large public school awarded 13 degrees to qualified masters’s education students in 2019-2020.

ATU also made our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arkansas Tech University are $12,087, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Education at ATU

#2

Harding University

Searcy, Arkansas

$11,928 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Harding University landed the #2 spot on the list. Harding University is a small school located in Searcy, Arkansas that handed out 5 masters’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

Harding did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best General Education 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 Harding University are $11,928.

Full Harding General Education Report

#3

University of Central Arkansas

Conway, Arkansas

#1 in overall quality

$11,648 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$45,696 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Arkansas. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $0-$30k. UCA is a fairly large school located in Conway, Arkansas that handed out 8 masters’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

UCA also made our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list, coming in at #1. 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.

Read more about General Education at University of Central Arkansas

#4

Southern Arkansas University Main Campus

Magnolia, Arkansas

#2 in overall quality

$9,810 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Arkansas University Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $0-$30k. This small school is located in Magnolia, Arkansas, and it awarded 15 masters’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

Southern Arkansas University Main Campus not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list. 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 General Education at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Education (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Education (Income $0-$30k)

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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