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2023 Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Arkansas

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$8,103 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$98,140 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas

Check out the nursing master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Arkansas Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Nursing

Our analysis found Arkansas State University - Main Campus to be the best value school for nursing students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Arkansas. A-State is a large public school located in the city of Jonesboro.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at A-State are $6,422 a year.

A-State also made our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list, coming in at #2.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Central Arkansas helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in Arkansas. Located in the small city of Conway, UCA is a public college with a large student population.

UCA graduate students pay an average of $6,773 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UCA also took the #3 spot in our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas rankings.

Full Nursing at University of Central Arkansas Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. 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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#4

Henderson State University

Arkadelphia, AR

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 school with a small student population.

Henderson State University graduate students pay an average of $6,930 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Henderson State University is ranked #5 for overall quality for nursing in Arkansas.

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#5

Harding University

Searcy, AR

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Harding University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s 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.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Harding are $11,080 a year.

Harding not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list.

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#6

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR

Arkansas Tech University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. ATU is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Russellville.

ATU graduate students pay an average of $7,037 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#7

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

University of Arkansas ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. UARK is a very 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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Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Louisiana 3,502
Mississippi 2,838
Alabama 7,364
Kentucky 6,395
Tennessee 6,004
Florida 21,209
Georgia 7,112
North Carolina 7,425
West Virginia 1,771
South Carolina 3,296
Virginia 6,775

Nursing Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 266,651
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 16,104
Nursing Administration 9,838
Nursing Practice 7,992
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 5,092
Nursing Science 4,600
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 2,287
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 2,021
Nurse Anesthetist 1,936
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing 1,883
Critical Care Nursing 773
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 563
School Nursing 553
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 509
Clinical Nurse Leader 444
Clinical Nurse Specialist 419
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing 331
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing 181
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing 57
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing 53
Palliative Care Nursing 14
Forensic Nursing 14

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.

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