2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

With 56,762 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, social work is the 8th most popular major in the United States.

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” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in social work. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great social work programs and 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas

The colleges and universities below are the best for arkansas master’s degree social work students.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work 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. This large school is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and it awarded 46 masters’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.

UARK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UARK are $22,121, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Social Work at UARK

#2

University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Little Rock, Arkansas

#2 in overall quality

$14,884 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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 #2 for the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas. University of Arkansas at Little Rock is a public institution located in Little Rock, Arkansas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 82 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UA Little Rock not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Social Work 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 University of Arkansas at Little Rock are $14,884.

Read more about Social Work at UA 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 Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas list. A-State is located in Jonesboro, Arkansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 39 masters’s social work degrees to qualified students.

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 Arkansas State University - Main Campus are $11,586, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full A-State Social Work Report

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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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