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2023 Most Popular Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Arkansas

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$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 Most Popular 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. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in Arkansas to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health Professions program at each school on the list.

Check out the health professions master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Arkansas.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences the most popular school in Arkansas for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Little Rock, UAMS is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 76% of the health professions majors at the school.

Read full report on Health Professions at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Arkansas. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. UCA is a large public school located in the city of Conway.

About 87% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 13% are male.

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Out of the 13 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 small city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public school with a large student population.

About 78% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 22% are male.

Read full report on Health Professions at Arkansas State University - Main Campus

#4

Harding University

Searcy, AR

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Harding University is a great place for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Searcy, Harding is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 90 students majoring in health professions at Harding, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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#5

John Brown University

Siloam Springs, AR

Out of the 13 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, John Brown University landed the # 5 spot on the list. JBU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Siloam Springs.

Women make up 78% of the health professions majors at the school.

Full Health Professions at John Brown University Report

#6

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

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

Women make up 85% of the health professions majors at the school.

Read full report on Health Professions at University of Arkansas

#7

Henderson State University

Arkadelphia, AR

Henderson State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Henderson State University is a small public school located in the town of Arkadelphia.

Of the 34 students majoring in health professions at Henderson State University, 12% are male and 88% are female.

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

Women make up 71% of the health professions majors at the school.

Read full report on Health Professions at University of Arkansas at Little Rock

University of Arkansas - Fort Smith ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. UAFS is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Fort Smith.

About 67% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 33% are male.

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#9

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR

With a ranking of #9, Arkansas Tech University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the remote town of Russellville, ATU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 33% are male.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 13 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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