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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. Newport, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out degrees to 1,296 students in 2021-2022.
ASUN undergraduate students pay an average of $4,416 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, ASUN is ranked #2 for overall quality in Arkansas.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Arkansas Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Trade School Schools in Arkansas list. South Arkansas Community College is a small public school located in El Dorado, Arkansas that 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. ASU Three Rivers is located in Malvern, Arkansas and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 537 degrees to qualified students.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at ASU Three Rivers are $5,780 a 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. This small public school is located in Batesville, Arkansas, and it awarded 770 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at UACCB are $3,750 a year.
Full University of Arkansas Community College - Batesville Report
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means NorthWest Arkansas Community College is a great place for trade school students who want to get the most value for their educational dollar. NWACC is a medium-sized public school situated in Bentonville, Arkansas. It awarded 2,045 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at NWACC are $4,906 a year.
NWACC also made our Best Trade Schools in Arkansas list, coming in at #3.
Arkansas Northeastern College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in Arkansas ranking. Arkansas Northeastern College is a small public school situated in Blytheville, Arkansas. It awarded 539 degrees in 2021-2022.
Arkansas Northeastern College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,222 in tuition and fees each year.
Arkansas State University - Mountain Home landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. 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.
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University of Arkansas Rich Mountain came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in Arkansas ranking. Mena, Arkansas is the setting for this very small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out degrees to 462 students in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at UA Rich Mountain are $3,960 a year.
Arkansas State University - Beebe came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in Arkansas ranking. ASU-Beebe is a small public school situated in Beebe, Arkansas. 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 came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in Arkansas ranking. Black River Technical College is a small public school situated in Pocahontas, Arkansas. It awarded 1,859 degrees in 2021-2022.
Black River Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,888 in tuition and fees each year.
Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in Arkansas list. Phillips County Community College is a small public school situated in Helena, Arkansas. It awarded 356 degrees in 2021-2022.
Phillips County Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,060 in tuition and fees each year.
Full Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas Report
North Arkansas College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in Arkansas ranking. Northark is a small public school situated in Harrison, Arkansas. It awarded 623 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northark are $5,136 per 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 ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in Arkansas list. Located in North Little Rock, Arkansas, the small public school handed out 1,914 degrees in 2021-2022.
UA Pulaski Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $7,050 in tuition and fees each year.
Arkansas State University - Main Campus came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in Arkansas ranking. A-State is located in Jonesboro, Arkansas and has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 5,133 degrees to qualified students.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at A-State are $13,312 per year.
A-State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Trade Schools in Arkansas list.
University of Arkansas - Fort Smith did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students. It came in at #16 on the list. Located in Fort Smith, Arkansas, the medium-sized public school handed out 1,408 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UAFS are $13,594 per year.
Southern Arkansas University Tech came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in Arkansas ranking. This very small public school is located in Camden, Arkansas, and it awarded 851 degrees 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 ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in Arkansas list. This medium-sized public school is located in Russellville, Arkansas, and it awarded 3,923 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at ATU are $13,891 a year.
University of Arkansas at Little Rock ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in Arkansas list. University of Arkansas at Little Rock is a medium-sized public school located in Little Rock, Arkansas that handed out 2,279 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UA Little Rock are $21,767 per year.
UA Little Rock did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Trade Schools in Arkansas list.
University of Central Arkansas came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in Arkansas ranking. UCA is a public institution located in Conway, Arkansas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 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 landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. UAM is located in Monticello, Arkansas and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1,158 degrees to qualified students.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at UAM are $14,281 a 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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