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2023 Best Value Trade School Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arkansas
Identifying High-Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Trade School Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arkansas to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 schools in Arkansas to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for trade school students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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.
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Top Value Trade Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arkansas
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Our analysis found University of Arkansas - Fort Smith to be the best value school for trade school students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Arkansas. Located in Fort Smith, Arkansas, the medium-sized public school awarded 676 diplomas to qualifed bachelor’s degree students in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UAFS are $13,594 per year. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $20,338 in loans while pursuing their degree.
One thing to take note of is that UAFS does offer online classes in some areas. In 2020-2021 about 60% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arkansas State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Trade School Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. A-State is a fairly large public school situated in Jonesboro, Arkansas. It awarded 1,737 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.
A-State undergraduate students pay an average of $13,312 in tuition and fees each year. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $22,068 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since A-State does offer online classes for certain majors. In fact, around 61% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.
A-State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Arkansas list.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Trade School Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. UAPB is a small public school situated in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. It awarded 330 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.
UAPB undergraduate students pay an average of $15,744 in tuition and fees each year. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $24,079 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at UAPB. In fact, around 78% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.
UAPB also made our Best Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Arkansas list, coming in at #3.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Henderson State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Trade School Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. Arkadelphia, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 543 students in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Henderson State University are $9,768 per year. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $19,903 in student loans.
Henderson State University does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. During the 2020-2021 year, about 67% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
Henderson State University also made our Best Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Arkansas list, coming in at #5.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas at Little Rock. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Trade School Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. Located in Little Rock, Arkansas, the medium-sized public school awarded 1,253 diplomas to qualifed bachelor’s degree students in 2021-2022.
UA Little Rock undergraduate students pay an average of $21,767 in tuition and fees each year. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $21,589 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
One thing to take note of is that UA Little Rock does offer online classes in some areas. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 81% took at least some of their classes online.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UA Little Rock is ranked #2 for overall quality in Arkansas.
University of Central Arkansas landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree trade school programs. This medium-sized public school is located in Conway, Arkansas, and it awarded 1,733 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.
UCA undergraduate students pay an average of $16,728 in tuition and fees each year. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $20,997 in student loans.
Some students may be able to take online classes at UCA. During the 2020-2021 year, about 44% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
Arkansas Tech University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. ATU is a medium-sized public school situated in Russellville, Arkansas. It awarded 1,118 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.
ATU undergraduate students pay an average of $13,891 in tuition and fees each year. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $21,443 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at ATU. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 62% took at least some of their classes online.
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas ranking. This medium-sized public school is located in Magnolia, Arkansas, and it awarded 552 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus are $15,010 per year. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $21,578 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. During the 2020-2021 year, about 72% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
Harding University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas ranking. Harding is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Searcy, Arkansas. It awarded 801 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Harding are $23,148 per year. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $24,552 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Some students may be able to take online classes at Harding. During the 2020-2021 year, about 24% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
Harding also made our Best Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Arkansas list, coming in at #1.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.
References
- 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%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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