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2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in Arkansas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$8,543 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$66,712 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, business, management and marketing was ranked 3rd in Arkansas. In fact, 731 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree 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 10 schools in Arkansas to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for business, management and marketing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for business, management and marketing majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools

#1

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

Our analysis found University of Arkansas to be the best value school for business, management and marketing students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Arkansas. Located in the city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UARK are $9,018 per year.

UARK also took the #3 spot in our Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas rankings.

Full Business, Management & Marketing at University of Arkansas Report

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 business, management and marketing schools in Arkansas. UCA is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Conway.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCA are $6,773 per year.

UCA also took the #4 spot in our Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas rankings.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Arkansas State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the small city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

A-State graduate students pay an average of $6,422 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, A-State is ranked #5 for overall quality for business, management and marketing in Arkansas.

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#4

Henderson State University

Arkadelphia, AR

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Henderson State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. Henderson State University is a small public school located in the distant town of Arkadelphia.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Henderson State University are $6,930 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas at Little Rock. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. UA Little Rock is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Little Rock.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UA Little Rock are $7,594 per year.

Full Business, Management & Marketing at University of Arkansas at Little Rock Report

#6

Harding University

Searcy, AR

Harding University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Located in the distant town of Searcy, Harding is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Harding are $11,080 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Harding is ranked #1 for overall quality for business, management and marketing in Arkansas.

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#7

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR

Arkansas Tech University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Located in the town of Russellville, ATU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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Southern Arkansas University Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas ranking. Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a small public school located in the remote town of Magnolia.

Southern Arkansas University Main Campus graduate students pay an average of $6,894 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#9

John Brown University

Siloam Springs, AR

With a ranking of #9, John Brown University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. JBU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Siloam Springs.

JBU graduate students pay an average of $13,920 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, JBU is ranked #2 for overall quality for business, management and marketing in Arkansas.

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#10

Strayer University - Arkansas

Little Rock, AR

Strayer University - Arkansas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Little Rock, Strayer University - Arkansas is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Strayer University - Arkansas are $15,135 per year.

Full Business, Management & Marketing at Strayer University - Arkansas Report

Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 1,604
Florida 10,641
North Carolina 6,200
Virginia 6,276
Tennessee 3,234
Georgia 4,603
South Carolina 2,077
Louisiana 4,370
West Virginia 1,895
Kentucky 2,845
Alabama 4,164

Business, Management & Marketing Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 131,555
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 31,701
Accounting 19,309
Human Resource Management 12,117
General Business/Commerce 9,137
Finance & Financial Management 5,784
Marketing 4,011
Management Information Systems 2,766
International Business 2,007
Entrepreneurial Studies 1,823
Taxation 1,350
Hospitality Management 1,341
Real Estate 1,280
Other Business, Management & Marketing 1,073
General Sales & Marketing 537
Construction Management 466
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing 180
Business/Managerial Economics 162
Insurance 143
Business/Corporate Communications 117
Telecommunications Management 23

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 10 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 Amit Savargaonkar.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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