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2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Schools in Arkansas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$12,522 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$42,420 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Schools in Arkansas to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 10 schools in Arkansas to see which ones offered the best value 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 Schools in Arkansas

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Colleges.

Top 10 Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools

#1

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR
$9,574 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Arkansas the best value school in Arkansas for business, management and marketing students. Located in the city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public college with a very large student population.

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

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

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$9,563 Average Tuition & Fees

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 Business, Management & Marketing Schools in Arkansas list. UCA is a large public school located in the city of Conway.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UCA are $9,563 a year.

UCA also made our Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in Arkansas list, coming in at #4.

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$7,130 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 10 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.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at A-State are $7,130 per year.

A-State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in Arkansas list.

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#4

Henderson State University

Arkadelphia, AR
$7,560 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Henderson State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Schools in Arkansas list. Henderson State University is a small public school located in the town of Arkadelphia.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Henderson State University are $7,560 a year.

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$9,512 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Arkansas at Little Rock is a great value for business, management and marketing students. UA Little Rock is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Little Rock.

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

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#6

Harding University

Searcy, AR
$22,230 Average Tuition & Fees

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

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Harding are $22,230 per year.

Harding also made our Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in Arkansas list, coming in at #1.

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#7

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR
$7,900 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, Arkansas Tech University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business, management and marketing students. Located in the town of Russellville, ATU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ATU are $7,900 per year.

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$9,310 Average Tuition & Fees

Southern Arkansas University Main Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value business, management and marketing programs. Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a small public school located in the town of Magnolia.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus are $9,310 per year.

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#9

John Brown University

Siloam Springs, AR
$28,924 Average Tuition & Fees

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

JBU undergraduate students pay an average of $28,924 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

JBU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in Arkansas list.

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#10

Strayer University - Arkansas

Little Rock, AR
$13,515 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #10, Strayer University - Arkansas did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business, management and marketing students. Located in the midsize city of Little Rock, Strayer University - Arkansas is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Strayer University - Arkansas undergraduate students pay an average of $13,515 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

Explore all the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Schools 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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