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

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Reading Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 6,105 people earned their degree in reading teacher education, making the major the 133rd most popular in the United States.

Across Arkansas, there were 279 reading teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 237 reading teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,293 and $39,432 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Reading Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in reading teacher education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great reading teacher education programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the reading teacher education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 Reading Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Reading Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas

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

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Reading Teacher Education in Arkansas

#1

Arkansas State University - Main Campus

Jonesboro, Arkansas

#1 in overall quality

$11,586 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arkansas State University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Reading Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas list. Arkansas State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Jonesboro, Arkansas. It awarded 187 masters’s reading teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at A-State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Reading Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arkansas State University - Main Campus are $11,586, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Arkansas State University - Main Campus Reading Teacher Education Report

#2

Harding University

Searcy, Arkansas

#2 in overall quality

$11,928 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Reading Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Harding University landed the #2 spot on the list. Harding University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Searcy, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Harding also took the #2 spot in our “Best Reading Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Harding University are $11,928, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Harding University Reading Teacher Education Report

#3

University of Central Arkansas

Conway, Arkansas

#3 in overall quality

$11,648 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Reading Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Arkansas landed the #3 spot on the list. UCA is a fairly large public school situated in Conway, Arkansas. It awarded 21 masters’s reading teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

UCA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Reading Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCA are $11,648, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Reading Teacher Education at University of Central Arkansas

#4

University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Little Rock, Arkansas

#4 in overall quality

$14,884 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arkansas at Little Rock. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Reading Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas. University of Arkansas at Little Rock is a public institution located in Little Rock, Arkansas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UA Little Rock not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Reading Teacher 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 UA Little Rock are $14,884.

Read more about Reading Teacher Education at UA Little Rock

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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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