2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Secondary Education in Arkansas

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In 2019-2020, 9,530 people earned their degree in secondary education, making the major the 88th most popular in the United States.

Across Arkansas, there were 124 secondary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 118 secondary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,293 and $39,432 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in secondary education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent secondary education programs, but they also 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 secondary education program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

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

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

#1

Southern Arkansas University Main Campus

Magnolia, Arkansas

#1 in overall quality

$9,810 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Arkansas University Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a small public school situated in Magnolia, Arkansas. It awarded 3 masters’s secondary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Secondary 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.

Read more about Secondary Education at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus

#2

University of Arkansas at Monticello

Monticello, Arkansas

#2 in overall quality

$15,007 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arkansas at Monticello. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas. University of Arkansas at Monticello is located in Monticello, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 99 masters’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.

UAM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Secondary Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arkansas at Monticello are $15,007, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Secondary Education at UAM

#3

University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff

Pine Bluff, Arkansas

#3 in overall quality

$14,146 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas list. Pine Bluff, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s secondary teaching degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

UAPB did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Secondary 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 UAPB are $14,146.

Read more about Secondary Education at University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff

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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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