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2023 Best Value Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Arkansas

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$8,230 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$77,195 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Education Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, education was the most popular one in Arkansas. In total, 3,395 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Arkansas.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Arkansas ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Arkansas to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for education students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Education Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Best Arkansas Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Education

#1

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

Our 2023 rankings named University of Arkansas the best value school in Arkansas for education students working on their doctor’s degree. UARK is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Fayetteville.

UARK graduate students pay an average of $9,018 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UARK also made our Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list, coming in at #3.

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Out of the 5 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas State University - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. 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 Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list, coming in at #4.

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#3

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Arkansas Tech University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value education schools in Arkansas. ATU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Russellville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at ATU are $7,037 a year.

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#4

Harding University

Searcy, AR

Out of the 5 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Harding University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Harding is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Searcy.

Harding graduate students pay an average of $11,080 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Harding did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Arkansas at Little Rock is a great value for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Little Rock, UA Little Rock is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UA Little Rock are $7,594 a year.

UA Little Rock also made our Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list, coming in at #5.

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Best Value Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 2,371
Florida 5,192
North Carolina 4,150
Virginia 7,400
Tennessee 3,386
Georgia 6,283
South Carolina 2,297
Louisiana 1,732
West Virginia 924
Kentucky 3,387
Alabama 3,231

Education Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
Special Education 25,158
General Education 21,189
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616
Curriculum & Instruction 19,784
Student Counseling 13,840
Instructional Media Design 8,387
Teaching English or French 4,743
Other Education 2,513
Multilingual Education 1,672
Educational Assessment 1,215
Education Philosophy 421
International Education 257
Teaching Assistants 20

Related Major Annual Graduates
Psychology 42,013
Social Sciences 22,292
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929
History 4,391

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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 Horadrim.

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