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2023 Best Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Arkansas

9 Colleges
$70,048 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Master's Degree School for You

Health Professions is one of the most popular subjects to study in Arkansas. With 1,559 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Health Professions 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 9 schools in Arkansas to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas

The colleges and universities below are the best for health professions majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top Arkansas Schools for a Master's in Health Professions

#1

Harding University

Searcy, AR

Our 2023 rankings named Harding University the best school in Arkansas for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Searcy, Harding is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the medium-sized city of Little Rock, UAMS is a public school with a small student population.

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#3

John Brown University

Siloam Springs, AR

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend John Brown University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. JBU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Siloam Springs.

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Out of the 9 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas State University - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public college with a large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Central Arkansas. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. UCA is a large public school located in the small city of Conway.

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#6

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

University of Arkansas ranked #6 on this year’s Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Henderson State University

Arkadelphia, AR

Henderson State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. Henderson State University is a small public school located in the town of Arkadelphia.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Arkansas at Little Rock did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students working on their master’s degree. UA Little Rock is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Little Rock.

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#9

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR

Arkansas Tech University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the remote town of Russellville, ATU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 1,223
Florida 11,386
North Carolina 5,768
Virginia 6,980
Tennessee 5,227
Georgia 5,701
South Carolina 2,216
Louisiana 2,725
West Virginia 1,503
Kentucky 4,192
Alabama 4,979

Health Professions Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 66,964
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 16,952
Mental & Social Health Services 16,815
Allied Health Professions 12,950
Communication Sciences 10,547
Dentistry 6,770
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 4,684
Chiropractic 2,658
Alternative Medicine & Systems 2,582
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 2,481
Optometry 1,822
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 1,762
Medical Illustration & Informatics 1,747
Health Sciences & Services 1,746
Other Health Professions 1,261
Health/Medical Prep Programs 1,122
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 954
Medical Science 909
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 462
Dental Support Services 122
Alternative Medical Support Services 80
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies 55
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies 37
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services 11
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 4

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).

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