2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Physical Sciences (Income $48-$75k) in Arkansas

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Physical Sciences is the 18th most popular major in the country with 52,879 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, physical sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $38,122 and had an average of $22,339 in loans still to pay off.

Across Arkansas, there were 382 physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $17,535 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 33 physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,293 and $39,432 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in physical sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great physical sciences programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the physical sciences program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for arkansas master’s degree physical sciences students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Physical Sciences (Income $48-$75k) in Arkansas

#1

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 #1 for the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $48-$75k. Fayetteville, Arkansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s physical sciences degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UARK, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arkansas are $22,121, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Arkansas State University - Main Campus

Jonesboro, Arkansas

$11,586 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arkansas State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $48-$75k. This fairly large school is located in Jonesboro, Arkansas, and it awarded 1 masters’s physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

A-State also took the #0 spot in our “Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arkansas State University - Main Campus are $11,586, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Physical Sciences (Income $48-$75k)

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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