2023 Best Master's Degree Schools in Arkansas
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The Best 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 11 schools in Arkansas to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students.
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Top Master's Degree Schools in Arkansas
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Our 2023 rankings named Harding University the best school in Arkansas for students working on their master’s degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Harding. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 31% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means John Brown University is a great place for students working on their master’s degree.
One thing to take note of is that JBU does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 91% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Out of the 11 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas landed the # 3 spot on the list.
One thing to take note of is that UARK does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 84% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Out of the 11 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Arkansas landed the # 4 spot on the list.
UCA does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 70% took at least some of their classes online.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Arkansas State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list.
One thing to take note of is that A-State does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 83% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Henderson State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
Henderson State University does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 89% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of Arkansas at Monticello did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list.
UAM does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 87% took at least some of their classes online.
Arkansas Tech University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
ATU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 93% took at least some of their classes online.
University of Arkansas at Little Rock came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas ranking.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UA Little Rock. During the 2019-2020 year, about 76% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Southern Arkansas University Main Campus does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 95% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UAPB. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 78% took at least some of their classes online.
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*These averages are for the top 11 schools only.
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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