2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Elementary Education is the 19th most popular major in the country with 40,622 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Arkansas, there were 519 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 67 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,293 and $39,432 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in elementary education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality elementary education programs that also have a lower cost than 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 elementary education program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas

The colleges and universities below are the best for arkansas master’s degree elementary teaching students.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Elementary Education in Arkansas

#1

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas

#1 in overall quality

$22,121 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas list. University of Arkansas is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 47 masters’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UARK, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arkansas are $22,121, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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 Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas list. Harding is located in Searcy, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 masters’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.

Harding also took the #2 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Harding are $11,928, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Elementary Education at Harding University

#3

Southern Arkansas University Main Campus

Magnolia, Arkansas

#3 in overall quality

$9,810 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Arkansas University Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas list. Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a public institution located in Magnolia, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Elementary Education 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 Southern Arkansas University Main Campus are $9,810.

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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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