Best colleges in Arkansas
Everything’s Coming Up Green
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Scoping out schools in the charming, esteemed south? Six Fortune 500 companies, including Walmart and Tyson Foods, call Arkansas home. Forestry remains a strong industry in Arkansas, with agriculture and aquaculture quickly gaining traction. With impressively low living and business costs and an unemployment rate of 6.2%, on par with the national average, you’ll have plenty of opportunities to make good money in Arkansas, a state recently dubbed the most affordable state to live in the U.S.*
This landlocked southern gem is the home of 2 major public university systems and several smaller private and industrial colleges, 51 in all.* Register for classes in Little Rock, Fayetteville, Fort Smith, Jonesboro or any number of the larger cities in Arkansas. More of an outdoors type? With 52 national parks and approximately 56 percent of the state’s total area covered in forestland,* “The Natural State” is a nature lover’s paradise. Annual cultural events, such as the King Biscuit Blues Festival in Helena, draw an even larger crowd to the always-bustling southern state. Head to Arkansas for school and make some serious green in one of the nation’s greenest states.
Click Here to See the Best Colleges in the US*ezlandlordforms.com; *www.cnbc.com/id/100003143 *Bureau of Labor Statistics *www.bestplaces.net/state/Arkansas *United State Forest ServiceBest Four Year Universities in Arkansas
Hendrix College offers 30 degree programs. It's a small, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a small city.
University of Arkansas offers 313 degree programs. It's a very large, public, four-year university in a midsize city.
Harding University offers 132 degree programs. It's a small, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a faraway town.
Ouachita Baptist University offers 86 degree programs. It's a small, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a faraway town.
Lyon College offers 23 degree programs. It's a very small, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a remote town.
University of the Ozarks offers 25 degree programs. It's a very small, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a remote town.
John Brown University offers 80 degree programs. It's a small, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a faraway town.
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff offers 53 degree programs. It's a small, public, four-year university in a faraway town.
University of Arkansas at Little Rock offers 199 degree programs. It's a medium sized, public, four-year university in a midsize city.
Arkansas State University offers 268 degree programs. It's a large, public, four-year university in a small city.
Best Community Colleges in Arkansas
Southern Arkansas University Tech offers 101 degree programs. It's a very small, public, two-year college in a faraway rural area.
Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas offers 51 degree programs. It's a small, public, two-year college in a remote town.
University of Arkansas Community College-Batesville offers 101 degree programs. It's a small, public, two-year college in a remote town.
University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana offers 63 degree programs. It's a small, public, two-year college in a faraway town.
Arkansas State University Mid-South offers 58 degree programs. It's a small, public, two-year college in a large suburb.
Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas offers 45 degree programs. It's a small, public, two-year college in a remote town.
East Arkansas Community College offers 76 degree programs. It's a small, public, two-year college in a faraway town.
Arkansas Northeastern College offers 52 degree programs. It's a small, public, two-year college in a remote town.
University of Arkansas Community College Rich Mountain offers 37 degree programs. It's a very small, public, two-year college in a remote town.
Arkansas State University-Newport offers 70 degree programs. It's a small, public, two-year college in a outlying rural area.
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| School | Average Tuition | Student Teacher Ratio | Enrolled Students | |
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Hendrix College Conway, AR | 12 : 1 | 1,110 | |
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University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR | 24 : 1 | 33,610 | |
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Harding University Searcy, AR | 18 : 1 | 4,696 | |
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Ouachita Baptist University Arkadelphia, AR | 17 : 1 | 1,858 | |
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Lyon College Batesville, AR | 13 : 1 | 659 | |