2023 Most Popular Online Trade Schools in Arkansas
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. As online education opportunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Online Trade Schools in Arkansas ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Arkansas to see which online programs were the most popular for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
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Most Popular Online Trade School Schools in Arkansas
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Our 2023 rankings named University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College the most popular school in Arkansas for trade school students working on their degree. University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College is a small public school located in North Little Rock, Arkansas that handed out 1,914 degrees in 2021-2022.
On average, students take out $15,669 in loans while pursuing their degree.After graduating from UA Pulaski Tech, students go on to jobs where they make an average of $29,998 during the early years of their career. Around 70% of those degree recipients were women.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas at Little Rock. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Trade Schools in Arkansas list. Located in Little Rock, Arkansas, the medium-sized public school awarded 2,279 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
Degree recipients from UA Little Rock accumulate an average of $27,043 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Once they receive their degree, UA Little Rock graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $39,997 during the early year of their career. Of those students who received their degree, 67% were women.
Out of the 11 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, National Park College landed the # 3 spot on the list. National Park College is located in Hot Springs, Arkansas and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 792 degrees to qualified students.
By the time they get their degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $14,758 in student loans. Once they receive their degree, National Park College graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $36,255 during the early year of their career. Of those students who received their degree, 52% were women.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Arkansas System eVersity is a great place for trade school students.
Degree recipients from UA eVersity accumulate an average of $4,544 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arkansas State University Three Rivers. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Trade Schools in Arkansas list. Malvern, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out degrees to 537 students in 2021-2022.
Degree recipients from ASU Three Rivers accumulate an average of $15,455 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.After graduating from ASU Three Rivers, students go on to jobs where they make an average of $52,762 during the early years of their career. Of those students who received their degree, 69% were women.
NorthWest Arkansas Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Trade Schools in Arkansas list. NorthWest Arkansas Community College is a medium-sized public school located in Bentonville, Arkansas that handed out 2,045 degrees in 2021-2022.
By the time they get their degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $13,631 in student loans. During the early years of their career, NWACC graduates make an average of $40,836 annually. Around 66% of those degree recipients were women.
North Arkansas College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for trade school students. It came in at #7 on the list. North Arkansas College is a small public school located in Harrison, Arkansas that handed out 623 degrees in 2021-2022.
On average, students take out $9,813 in loans while pursuing their degree. Once they receive their degree, Northark graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $32,765 during the early year of their career. Around 52% of those degree recipients were women.
With a ranking of #8, South Arkansas Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for trade school students working. South Arkansas Community College is a small public school located in El Dorado, Arkansas that handed out 704 degrees in 2021-2022.
Degree recipients from SouthArk accumulate an average of $13,079 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.After graduating from SouthArk, students go on to jobs where they make an average of $27,687 during the early years of their career. Around 57% of those degree recipients were women.
Ozarka College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Trade Schools in Arkansas list. Ozarka College is a very small public school located in Melbourne, Arkansas that handed out 652 degrees in 2021-2022.
By the time they get their degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $10,892 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 67% were women.
Arkansas State University - Main Campus landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular trade school programs. Located in Jonesboro, Arkansas, the fairly large public school awarded 5,133 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
Degree recipients from A-State accumulate an average of $26,561 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. If you borrow this amount, expect your monthly student loan payment to be around $210, assuming you are on a 10-year repayment plan. Once they receive their degree, A-State graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $42,182 during the early year of their career. Around 69% of those degree recipients were women.
With a ranking of #10, East Arkansas Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for trade school students working. Located in Forrest City, Arkansas, the small public school handed out 559 degrees in 2021-2022.
Degree recipients from East Arkansas Community College accumulate an average of $7,231 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Once they receive their degree, East Arkansas Community College graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $19,439 during the early year of their career. Of those students who received their degree, 66% were women.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 11 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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