2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication Sciences in Arkansas (With Aid)

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Communication Sciences is the 48th most popular major in the country with 21,991 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, communication sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $47,716 and had an average of $35,422 in loans still to pay off.

Across Arkansas, there were 351 communication sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,120 and $30,288 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 137 communication sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,293 and $39,432 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in communication sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality communication sciences 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 communication sciences program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Getting Aid.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication Sciences in Arkansas (With Aid)

#1

Arkansas State University - Main Campus

Jonesboro, Arkansas

#5 in overall quality

$11,586 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$55,286 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Arkansas State University - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Jonesboro, Arkansas that handed out 27 masters’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

A-State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list. 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.

Read more about Communication Sciences at A-State

#2

University of Central Arkansas

Conway, Arkansas

#4 in overall quality

$11,648 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$53,894 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Arkansas landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Conway, Arkansas, and it awarded 47 masters’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UCA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Communication Sciences 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 Communication Sciences at University of Central Arkansas

#3

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas

#3 in overall quality

$22,121 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$56,234 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Arkansas is a public institution located in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 25 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UARK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UARK are $22,121, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Arkansas Communication Sciences Report

#4

Harding University

Searcy, Arkansas

#2 in overall quality

$11,928 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$54,109 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harding University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in Searcy, Arkansas, and it awarded 18 masters’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Harding not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Communication Sciences 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.

Read more about Communication Sciences at Harding

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication Sciences in the Southeast Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication Sciences (With Aid)

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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