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2023 Best Value Engineering Schools in Arkansas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$8,995 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$63,796 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering School for You

Engineering is one of the most popular subjects to study in Arkansas. With 193 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 9th out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Engineering Schools in Arkansas ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Arkansas to see which programs offered the best value experiences for engineering students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Engineering Schools in Arkansas

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

Best Arkansas Schools for Affordable Quality in Engineering

#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 engineering 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 not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Engineering Schools in Arkansas list.

Read full report on Engineering at University of Arkansas

$9,512 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas at Little Rock landed the # 2 spot on the list. UA Little Rock is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Little Rock.

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

Full Engineering at University of Arkansas at Little Rock Report

#3

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR
$7,900 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Arkansas Tech University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the town of Russellville, ATU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

ATU undergraduate students pay an average of $7,900 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Engineering at Arkansas Tech University

Best Value Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 178
Florida 2,629
North Carolina 1,668
Virginia 1,286
Tennessee 508
Georgia 1,617
South Carolina 617
Louisiana 293
West Virginia 158
Kentucky 281
Alabama 914

Engineering Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252
General Engineering 3,548
Systems Engineering 3,068
Industrial Engineering 3,028
Chemical Engineering 2,662
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 2,375
Other Engineering 1,820
Materials Engineering 1,810
Operations Research 1,191
Electrical and Computer Engineering. 928
Environmental Engineering 919
Robotics Engineering 560
Engineering Science 451
Nuclear Engineering 437
Manufacturing Engineering 423
Petroleum Engineering 401
Agricultural Engineering 332
Construction Engineering 288
Engineering Physics 286
Architectural Engineering 243
Geoscience Engineering 173
Polymer & Plastics Engineering 167
Engineering Mechanics 144
Mining Engineering 132
Ocean Engineering 112
Textile Engineering 96
Biological Engineering 80
Energy Systems Engineering 79
Marine Engineering 44
Metallurgical Engineering 40
Biochemical Engineering 21
Ceramic Engineering 20
Electromechanical Engineering 16
Surveying Engineering 11
Paper Science & Engineering 7

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 60,971
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 28,851
Mathematics & Statistics 15,127
Physical Sciences 12,705
Engineering Technologies 7,672

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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 Petty Officer 3rd Class Declan Barnes.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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