2022 Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 History Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 32,905 people earned their degree in history, making the major the 22nd most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, history graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $29,593 and had an average of $23,490 in loans still to pay off.

Across Arkansas, there were 281 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,367 and $21,766 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 27 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,293 and $39,432 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in history. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent history programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the history program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

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

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

#1

University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Little Rock, Arkansas

#2 in overall quality

$14,884 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas at Little Rock landed the #1 spot on the list. UA Little Rock is a medium-sized school located in Little Rock, Arkansas that handed out 8 masters’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

UA Little Rock also took the #2 spot in our “Best History 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 UA Little Rock are $14,884.

Full UA Little Rock History Report

#2

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas

#1 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 History Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Getting Aid. Located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, this large public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s history students in 2019-2020.

UARK not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arkansas are $22,121, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UARK History Report

#3

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, Arkansas

#3 in overall quality

$12,087 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas Tech University landed the #3 spot on the list. Arkansas Tech University is located in Russellville, Arkansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s history degrees to qualified students.

ATU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at ATU are $12,087, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on History at ATU

#4

University of Central Arkansas

Conway, Arkansas

$11,648 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value History 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 #4 spot on the list. University of Central Arkansas is a fairly large school located in Conway, Arkansas that handed out 1 masters’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

UCA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best History 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 History at University of Central Arkansas

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for History (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.

Credits

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