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2023 Best Value Psychology Schools in Arkansas

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$8,457 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$24,857 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Psychology School for You

Psychology is the #18 most popular major in Arkansas with 47 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

The Best Value Psychology 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 4 schools in Arkansas to see which programs offered the best value experiences for psychology 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Psychology Schools in Arkansas

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

Best Arkansas Schools for Affordable Quality in Psychology

$9,563 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Central Arkansas to be the best value school for psychology students who want to pursue a degree in Arkansas. Located in the small city of Conway, UCA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UCA undergraduate students pay an average of $9,563 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UCA did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Psychology Schools in Arkansas list.

Full Psychology at University of Central Arkansas Report

#2

Henderson State University

Arkadelphia, AR
$7,560 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Henderson State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best psychology schools in Arkansas. Located in the town of Arkadelphia, Henderson State University is a public college with a small student population.

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

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#3

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR
$9,574 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Psychology Schools in Arkansas list. UARK is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Fayetteville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UARK are $9,574 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UARK is ranked #3 for overall quality for psychology in Arkansas.

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$7,130 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arkansas State University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Psychology Schools in Arkansas list. A-State is a large public school located in the small city of Jonesboro.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at A-State are $7,130 a year.

A-State also made our Best Psychology Schools in Arkansas list, coming in at #5.

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Best Value Psychology Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 134
Florida 2,049
North Carolina 318
Virginia 1,767
Tennessee 424
Georgia 495
South Carolina 169
Louisiana 249
West Virginia 195
Kentucky 819
Alabama 355

Psychology Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 29,224
General Psychology 8,051
Child Development & Psychology 2,576
Other Psychology 2,162

Majors Similar to Psychology

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 199,724
Social Sciences 22,292
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929
History 4,391

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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 Nevit Dilmen.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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