2022 Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in Arkansas

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in Arkansas” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 38,020 people earned their degree in public health, making the major the 27th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, public health graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $41,740 and had an average of $35,895 in loans still to pay off.

Across Arkansas, there were 192 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,467 and $39,201 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 10 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,188 and $113,908 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent public health 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 public health program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in Arkansas” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in Arkansas

The colleges and universities below are the best for arkansas doctor’s degree public health students.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Health in Arkansas

#1

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Little Rock, Arkansas

#1 in overall quality

$17,652 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in Arkansas list. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences is a public institution located in Little Rock, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UAMS also took the #1 spot in our “Best Public Health Doctor’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 UAMS are $17,652.

Full UAMS Public Health Report

#2

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas

#2 in overall quality

$22,121 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arkansas. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in Arkansas. UARK is a large school located in Fayetteville, Arkansas that handed out 2 doctorate’s public health degrees in 2019-2020.

UARK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Public Health Doctor’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 UARK are $22,121.

Read full report on Public Health at University of 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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