2026 Best Value Business Education Schools in Arkansas
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the business education degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Business Education Schools
For return on investment in business education, no school beat Arkansas Tech University this year. Set in the town of Russellville, Arkansas Tech University is a large public institution. Students from in state pay about $8,674 in tuition and fees, compared with $14,668 for out-of-state students. Students borrow a median of $24,000 to complete the business education program here. Soon after graduation, business education degree recipients from Arkansas Tech University generally make around $45,115. Set against $24,000 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 96% of applicants are accepted.
Students looking for strong value in business education will find it at Henderson State University, which ranked #2. Located in the town of Arkadelphia, Henderson State University is a mid-sized public university. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $8,244, compared with $10,620 for out-of-state students. Students borrow a median of $26,000 to complete the business education program here. Soon after graduation, business education degree recipients from Henderson State University generally make around $40,131. That is a strong return on a $26,000 median debt.
Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 3 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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