2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $0-$30k) in Arkansas

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Social Work is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 8th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 56,762 degrees were awarded to students with this major.

Across Arkansas, there were 439 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 167 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,293 and $39,432 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in social work. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent social work 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 social work program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for arkansas master’s degree social work students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $0-$30k) 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 Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $0-$30k. UARK is a large public school situated in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It awarded 46 masters’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.

UARK also made our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list, coming in at #1. 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 Social Work at University of Arkansas

#2

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 #2 on our 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Jonesboro, Arkansas, this fairly large public school awarded 39 degrees to qualified masters’s social work students in 2019-2020.

A-State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at A-State are $11,586, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Social Work at A-State

#3

University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Little Rock, Arkansas

#2 in overall quality

$14,884 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas at Little Rock landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Little Rock, Arkansas, this medium-sized public school awarded 82 diplomas to qualified masters’s social work students in 2019-2020.

UA Little Rock also made our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arkansas at Little Rock are $14,884, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Social Work at University of Arkansas at Little Rock

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $0-$30k)

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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