2023 Best Value Trade School 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 Schools in Arkansas to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in Arkansas to see which programs offered the best value experiences for trade school 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.
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Top Value Trade Schools in Arkansas
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Our analysis found Arkansas State University - Newport to be the best value school for trade school students in Arkansas. Located in Newport, Arkansas, the small public school handed out 1,296 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ASUN are $4,416 per year.
ASUN also made our Best Trade Schools in Arkansas list, coming in at #2.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means South Arkansas Community College is a great place for trade school students who want to get the most value for their educational dollar. Located in El Dorado, Arkansas, the small public school handed out 704 degrees in 2021-2022.
SouthArk undergraduate students pay an average of $5,124 in tuition and fees each year.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Arkansas State University Three Rivers is a great place for trade school students who want to get the most value for their educational dollar. Malvern, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out degrees to 537 students in 2021-2022.
ASU Three Rivers undergraduate students pay an average of $5,780 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, ASU Three Rivers is ranked #5 for overall quality in Arkansas.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Arkansas Community College - Batesville is a great place for trade school students who want to get the most value for their educational dollar. Batesville, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out degrees to 770 students in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UACCB are $3,750 per year.
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The excellent programs at NorthWest Arkansas Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value trade schools in Arkansas. Located in Bentonville, Arkansas, the medium-sized public school awarded 2,045 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at NWACC are $4,906 a year.
NWACC also took the #3 spot in our Best Trade Schools in Arkansas rankings.
Arkansas Northeastern College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. Located in Blytheville, Arkansas, the small public school handed out 539 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Arkansas Northeastern College are $4,222 per year.
Arkansas State University - Mountain Home did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students. It came in at #7 on the list. This small public school is located in Mountain Home, Arkansas, and it awarded 830 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at ASUMH are $4,632 a year.
University of Arkansas Rich Mountain landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. UA Rich Mountain is located in Mena, Arkansas and has a very small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 462 degrees to qualified students.
UA Rich Mountain undergraduate students pay an average of $3,960 in tuition and fees each year.
Arkansas State University - Beebe landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. ASU-Beebe is a public institution located in Beebe, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 966 degrees in 2021-2022.
ASU-Beebe undergraduate students pay an average of $4,728 in tuition and fees each year.
Black River Technical College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. Black River Technical College is located in Pocahontas, Arkansas and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1,859 degrees to qualified students.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Black River Technical College are $6,888 per year.
Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in Arkansas ranking. Located in Helena, Arkansas, the small public school handed out 356 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Phillips County Community College are $5,060 per year.
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North Arkansas College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in Arkansas ranking. Located in Harrison, Arkansas, the small public school handed out 623 degrees in 2021-2022.
Northark undergraduate students pay an average of $5,136 in tuition and fees each year.
National Park College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students. It came in at #13 on the list. National Park College is a small public school located in Hot Springs, Arkansas that handed out 792 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at National Park College are $6,880 a year.
University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. UA Pulaski Tech is a public institution located in North Little Rock, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1,914 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UA Pulaski Tech are $7,050 per year.
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Arkansas State University - Main Campus landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. This fairly large public school is located in Jonesboro, Arkansas, and it awarded 5,133 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at A-State are $13,312 per year.
A-State also made our Best Trade Schools in Arkansas list, coming in at #1.
University of Arkansas - Fort Smith came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in Arkansas ranking. Located in Fort Smith, Arkansas, the medium-sized public school handed out 1,408 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at UAFS are $13,594 a year.
Southern Arkansas University Tech did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students. It came in at #17 on the list. Located in Camden, Arkansas, the very small public school awarded 851 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at SAU Tech are $6,210 a year.
Arkansas Tech University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in Arkansas ranking. Located in Russellville, Arkansas, the medium-sized public school handed out 3,923 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ATU are $13,891 per year.
University of Arkansas at Little Rock landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. Located in Little Rock, Arkansas, the medium-sized public school awarded 2,279 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UA Little Rock are $21,767 per year.
UA Little Rock also made our Best Trade Schools in Arkansas list, coming in at #4.
University of Central Arkansas landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. Located in Conway, Arkansas, the medium-sized public school handed out 2,508 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at UCA are $16,728 a year.
University of Arkansas at Monticello did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students. It came in at #21 on the list. This small public school is located in Monticello, Arkansas, and it awarded 1,158 degrees in 2021-2022.
UAM undergraduate students pay an average of $14,281 in tuition and fees each year.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 21 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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