2023 Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Arkansas
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Nursing Master's Degree School for You
Nursing is the most popular major in Arkansas with 2,882 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which nursing program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
The Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Arkansas ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Arkansas to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for nursing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Arkansas Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Nursing
Our 2023 rankings named Arkansas State University - Main Campus the best value school in Arkansas for nursing students working on their master’s degree. A-State is a large public school located in the city of Jonesboro.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at A-State are $6,422 per year.
A-State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Central Arkansas. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the city of Conway, UCA is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UCA are $6,773 a year.
UCA also made our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list, coming in at #3.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences is a great value for nursing students working on their master’s degree. UAMS is a small public school located in the city of Little Rock.
UAMS graduate students pay an average of $9,462 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Henderson State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the town of Arkadelphia, Henderson State University is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Henderson State University are $6,930 a year.
Henderson State University also made our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list, coming in at #5.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harding University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. Harding is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Searcy.
Harding graduate students pay an average of $11,080 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Harding also took the #1 spot in our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas rankings.
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Arkansas Tech University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. ATU is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Russellville.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at ATU are $7,037 a year.
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University of Arkansas came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas ranking. UARK is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fayetteville.
UARK graduate students pay an average of $9,018 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
UARK did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Alabama | 7,364 |
| Kentucky | 6,395 |
| Tennessee | 6,004 |
| Louisiana | 3,502 |
| Mississippi | 2,838 |
| Florida | 21,209 |
| North Carolina | 7,425 |
| West Virginia | 1,771 |
| Georgia | 7,112 |
| South Carolina | 3,296 |
| Virginia | 6,775 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.
- 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 the rest 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).
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