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2023 Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Arkansas

6 Schools Ranked

Today's nursing students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. Or you may find the programs at a trade school or bootcamp to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Nursing Degree Search has created the Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Arkansas to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Arkansas to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for nursing students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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Top Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Arkansas

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

Harding University

Searcy, Arkansas
$11,080 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Harding University to be the best school for nursing students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Arkansas.

Harding does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 31% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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$6,422 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arkansas State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list.

A-State does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 83% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#3

University of Central Arkansas

Conway, Arkansas
$6,773 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Arkansas landed the # 3 spot on the list.

One thing to take note of is that UCA does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 70% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

Full University of Central Arkansas Report

#4

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas
$9,018 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Arkansas helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Arkansas.

UARK does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 84% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

Full University of Arkansas Report

#5

Henderson State University

Arkadelphia, Arkansas
$6,930 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Henderson State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list.

One thing to take note of is that Henderson State University does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 89% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#6

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, Arkansas
$7,037 Average Tuition & Fees

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.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at ATU. During the 2019-2020 year, about 93% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

Full Arkansas Tech University Report

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.

References

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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