2023 Best Value Sociology Schools in Arkansas

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

Finding the Best Sociology School for You

Sociology is the #77 most popular major in Arkansas with 10 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Value Sociology 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 2 schools in Arkansas to see which programs offered the best value experiences for sociology 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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Sociology Schools in Arkansas

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

Best Arkansas Schools for Affordable Quality in Sociology

#1

Arkansas State University - Main Campus

Jonesboro, AR

2 Degrees

#5 in Quality in Arkansas

$7,130 Average Tuition & Fees

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

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

A-State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Sociology Schools in Arkansas list.

Full Sociology at Arkansas State University - Main Campus Report

#2

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

8 Degrees

#3 in Quality in Arkansas

$9,574 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas landed the # 2 spot on the list. UARK is a very large public school located in the city of Fayetteville.

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

UARK also took the #3 spot in our Best Sociology Schools in Arkansas rankings.

Full Sociology at University of Arkansas Report

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Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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).
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