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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $30-$48k) in Arkansas

3 Ranked Colleges
10 Degrees Awarded
$11,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Master's in Arkansas For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

With 559,661 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, liberal arts general studies is the 1st most popular major in the United States. In 2017-2018, liberal arts general studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $26,786 and had an average of $16,538 in loans still to pay off.

Across Arkansas, there were 7,558 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,250 and $15,847 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 10 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,293 and $39,432 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in liberal arts general studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great liberal arts general studies programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the liberal arts general studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $30-$48k) in Arkansas

#1

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, Arkansas
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arkansas Tech University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $30-$48k list. ATU is a fairly large school located in Russellville, Arkansas that handed out 3 masters’s liberal arts degrees in 2019-2020.

ATU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arkansas Tech University are $12,087, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Henderson State University

Arkadelphia, Arkansas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Henderson State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $30-$48k. Henderson State University is a small school located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas that handed out 1 masters’s liberal arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Henderson State University also made our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Henderson State University are $8,612.

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#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arkansas at Little Rock. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $30-$48k. University of Arkansas at Little Rock is located in Little Rock, Arkansas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.

UA Little Rock not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arkansas at Little Rock are $14,884, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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