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2023 Best Value Nursing Schools in Arkansas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$10,313 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$62,518 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing School for You

In 2020-2021, nursing students earned 299 degrees and certificates from an Arkansas school, making the subject the 9th in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 Nursing 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 7 schools in Arkansas to see which programs offered the best value experiences for nursing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Nursing Schools in Arkansas

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

Best Arkansas Schools for Affordable Quality in Nursing

$7,130 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Arkansas State University - Main Campus to be the best value school for nursing students who want to pursue a degree in Arkansas. Located in the small city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public school with a large student population.

A-State undergraduate students pay an average of $7,130 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

Full Nursing at Arkansas State University - Main Campus Report

$9,563 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Central Arkansas helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Arkansas. UCA is a fairly 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.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UCA is ranked #4 for overall quality for nursing in Arkansas.

Read full report on Nursing at University of Central Arkansas

$8,236 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 7 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Little Rock, UAMS is a public school with a small student population.

UAMS undergraduate students pay an average of $8,236 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Nursing at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Report

#4

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR
$9,574 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Arkansas. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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

Full Nursing at University of Arkansas Report

#5

Henderson State University

Arkadelphia, AR
$7,560 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 7 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Henderson State University landed the # 5 spot on the 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.

Read full report on Nursing at Henderson State University

#6

Harding University

Searcy, AR
$22,230 Average Tuition & Fees

Harding University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for nursing students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the town of Searcy, Harding is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Harding undergraduate students pay an average of $22,230 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, Harding is ranked #1 for overall quality for nursing in Arkansas.

Full Nursing at Harding University Report

#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 nursing students. Located in the remote town of Russellville, ATU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at ATU are $7,900 a year.

Full Nursing at Arkansas Tech University Report

Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 1,110
Florida 3,074
Georgia 1,685
North Carolina 1,399
Tennessee 1,589
Kentucky 2,017
Louisiana 520
Alabama 2,641
South Carolina 468
Mississippi 262
West Virginia 184

One of 29 majors within the area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 16,952

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 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 Aleksahgabrielle.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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