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2023 Best Value General Biology Schools in Arkansas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$8,945 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$24,221 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Biology School for You

In 2020-2021, 30 degrees and certificates were awarded to general biology students who went to a Arkansas college or university. This makes it the #37 most popular major in the state.

Today's 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. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value General Biology Schools in Arkansas ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in Arkansas to see which ones offered the best value programs for biology students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value General Biology Schools in Arkansas

The following schools top our list of the Best Value General Biology Colleges.

Best Arkansas Schools for Affordable Quality in General Biology

$9,563 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Central Arkansas the best value school in Arkansas for general biology students. UCA is a large public school located in the city of Conway.

UCA undergraduate students pay an average of $9,563 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UCA not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best General Biology Schools in Arkansas list.

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#2

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR
$9,574 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Arkansas is a great value for general biology students. Located in the small city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UARK are $9,574 per year.

UARK also made our Best General Biology Schools in Arkansas list, coming in at #3.

Full General Biology at University of Arkansas Report

$7,130 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas State University - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at A-State are $7,130 a year.

A-State also made our Best General Biology Schools in Arkansas list, coming in at #5.

Full General Biology at Arkansas State University - Main Campus Report

$9,512 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas at Little Rock landed the # 4 spot on the list. UA Little Rock is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Little Rock.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UA Little Rock are $9,512 per year.

Full General Biology at University of Arkansas at Little Rock Report

Best Value General Biology Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 426
Florida 341
Georgia 262
North Carolina 213
Tennessee 127
Kentucky 94
Louisiana 153
Alabama 232
South Carolina 173
Mississippi 222
West Virginia 49

General Biology is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 3,221
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 2,488
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 2,290
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 1,964
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) 1,922

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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