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Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices
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When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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Top Value Business Associate Degree Schools in Arkansas
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Our analysis found Arkansas State University - Newport to be the best value school for business students who want to pursue a associate degree in Arkansas. ASUN is a public institution located in Newport, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 associate degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at ASUN are $4,320 a year. By the time they get their associate degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $15,938 in student loans.
Some students may be able to take online classes at ASUN. In fact, around 62% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
ASUN also took the #4 spot in our rankings.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Arkansas State University - Mountain Home. The school came in at #2 on this year’s list. This small public school is located in Mountain Home, Arkansas, and it awarded 27 associate degrees in 2020-2021.
ASUMH undergraduate students pay an average of $4,524 in tuition and fees each year. By the time they get their associate degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $22,082 in student loans.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since ASUMH does offer online classes for certain majors. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 65% took at least some of their classes online.
The excellent associate degree programs at NorthWest Arkansas Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business schools in Arkansas. NWACC is located in Bentonville, Arkansas and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 146 associate degrees to qualified students.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at NWACC are $4,456 a year. By the time they get their associate degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $15,871 in student loans.
NWACC 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. In fact, around 79% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
NWACC also made our list, coming in at #1.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Arkansas State University - Beebe is a great place for business students working on their associate degree who want the most bang for their educational buck. ASU-Beebe is located in Beebe, Arkansas and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 79 associate degrees to qualified students.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ASU-Beebe are $4,656 per year. By the time they get their associate degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $10,741 in student loans.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since ASU-Beebe does offer online classes for certain majors. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 57% took at least some of their classes online.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means North Arkansas College is a great place for business students working on their associate degree who want the most bang for their educational buck. North Arkansas College is a small public school located in Harrison, Arkansas that handed out 37 associate degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Northark are $5,940 a year. On average, associate degree students take out $15,802 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Online courses are available at Northark, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 52% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College landed the #6 spot in the rankings for the best value associate degree business programs. UA Pulaski Tech is a small public school situated in North Little Rock, Arkansas. It awarded 97 associate degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UA Pulaski Tech are $6,900 per year. Associate Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $22,524 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 UA Pulaski Tech does offer online classes for certain majors. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 69% took at least some of their classes online.
UA Pulaski Tech also made our list, coming in at #3.
With a ranking of #7, University of Arkansas Community College - Morrilton did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business students working on their associate degree. UACCM is a small public school situated in Morrilton, Arkansas. It awarded 22 associate degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at UACCM are $4,128 a year. By the time they get their associate degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $19,183 in student loans.
One thing to take note of is that UACCM does offer online classes in some areas. In fact, around 47% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
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Southern Arkansas University Tech ranked #8 on this year’s list. SAU Tech is a public institution located in Camden, Arkansas. The school has a very small population, and it awarded 15 associate degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SAU Tech are $6,210 per year. By the time they get their associate degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $13,314 in student loans.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since SAU Tech does offer online classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 51% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of Arkansas - Fort Smith came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the ranking. University of Arkansas - Fort Smith is a medium-sized public school located in Fort Smith, Arkansas that handed out 15 associate degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UAFS are $13,026 per year. On average, associate degree students take out $14,238 in loans while pursuing their degree.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UAFS does offer online classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 82% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
Arkansas Tech University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for business students to get an associate degree. It came in at #10 on the list. ATU is a public institution located in Russellville, Arkansas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 87 associate degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ATU are $13,636 per year. On average, associate degree students take out $22,182 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at ATU. In fact, around 78% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
ATU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our list.
With a ranking of #11, Arkansas State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business students working on their associate degree. A-State is located in Jonesboro, Arkansas and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associate degrees to qualified students.
A-State undergraduate students pay an average of $12,698 in tuition and fees each year. Associate Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $22,827 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at A-State. In fact, around 71% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of Arkansas at Monticello ranked #12 on this year’s list. UAM is located in Monticello, Arkansas and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 40 associate degrees to qualified students.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UAM are $13,879 per year. Associate Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $14,111 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
UAM 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. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 52% took at least some of their classes online.
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus landed the #13 spot in the rankings for the best value associate degree business programs. Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a public institution located in Magnolia, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 76 associate degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus are $14,530 per year. Associate Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $23,304 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online classes at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 83% took at least some of their classes online.
Bryan University landed the #14 spot in the rankings for the best value associate degree business programs. Bryan University is a very small private for-profit school situated in Rogers, Arkansas. It awarded 10 associate degrees in 2020-2021.
Bryan University undergraduate students pay an average of $16,181 in tuition and fees each year. On average, associate degree students take out $25,548 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Bryan University is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each undergraduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Bryan University also took the #5 spot in our rankings.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 14 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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