2022 Best Value Registered Nursing 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 Registered Nursing Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Registered Nursing is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 3rd of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 259,493 degrees were awarded to students with this major.

Across Arkansas, there were 2,807 registered nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 116 registered nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,293 and $39,432 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in registered nursing. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great registered nursing programs and 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 registered nursing program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The registered nursing school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas”.

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Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Registered Nursing in Arkansas

#1

Arkansas State University - Main Campus

Jonesboro, Arkansas

#1 in overall quality

$11,586 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Jonesboro, Arkansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s registered nursing degrees to 71 students in 2019-2020.

A-State also made our “Best Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Arkansas State University - Main Campus are $11,586.

Read full report on Registered Nursing at Arkansas State University - Main Campus

#2

University of Central Arkansas

Conway, Arkansas

#2 in overall quality

$11,648 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Arkansas. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas list. University of Central Arkansas is a public institution located in Conway, Arkansas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 39 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Registered Nursing 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 UCA are $11,648.

Read more about Registered Nursing at University of Central Arkansas

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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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