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2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Arkansas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$8,324 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$23,376 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Liberal Arts General Studies School for You

With 24 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, liberal arts general studies is the #46 most popular major in Arkansas.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Arkansas ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Arkansas to see which programs offered the best value experiences for liberal arts 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 Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Arkansas

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for liberal arts majors pursuing a .

Best Arkansas Schools for Affordable Quality in Liberal Arts General Studies

#1

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR
$7,900 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Arkansas Tech University to be the best value school for liberal arts general studies students who want to pursue a degree in Arkansas. Located in the remote town of Russellville, ATU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ATU are $7,900 per year.

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#2

Henderson State University

Arkadelphia, AR
$7,560 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Henderson State University is a great value for liberal arts general studies students. Henderson State University is a small public school located in the town of Arkadelphia.

Henderson State University undergraduate students pay an average of $7,560 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$9,512 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Arkansas at Little Rock. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Arkansas list. UA Little Rock is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Little Rock.

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

Full Liberal Arts General Studies at University of Arkansas at Little Rock Report

Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 21
Florida 51
Georgia 20
North Carolina 111
Tennessee 221
Kentucky 12
Louisiana 21
Alabama 40
South Carolina 13
Mississippi 8
West Virginia 26

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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