2022 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas

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 Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Public Administration & Social Service is the 14th most popular major in the country with 97,666 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, public administration and social service graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $39,142 and had an average of $32,304 in loans still to pay off.

Across Arkansas, there were 695 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,444 and $32,145 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 364 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,293 and $39,432 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in public administration and social service. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality public administration and social service programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the public administration and social service program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in Arkansas

#1

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas

#1 in overall quality

$22,121 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Arkansas is a large public school situated in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It awarded 48 masters’s public administration and social service degrees in 2019-2020.

UARK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UARK are $22,121, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

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 Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas at Little Rock landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Little Rock, Arkansas, this medium-sized public school handed out 136 diplomas to qualified masters’s public administration and social service students in 2019-2020.

UA Little Rock also took the #2 spot in our “Best Public Administration & Social Service 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.

Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at University of Arkansas at Little Rock

#3

Arkansas State University - Main Campus

Jonesboro, Arkansas

#3 in overall quality

$11,586 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arkansas State University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas list. Arkansas State University - Main Campus is located in Jonesboro, Arkansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 154 masters’s public administration and social service degrees to qualified students.

A-State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arkansas State University - Main Campus are $11,586, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Southern Arkansas University Main Campus

Magnolia, Arkansas

#4 in overall quality

$9,810 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Arkansas University Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas. This small school is located in Magnolia, Arkansas, and it awarded 9 masters’s public administration and social service degrees in 2019-2020.

Southern Arkansas University Main Campus also made our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus are $9,810, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus

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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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