Best Earnings After Graduation in Arkansas

25 schools ranked by median earnings 10 years after enrollment from College Scorecard. Updated from the latest federal filings.

#SchoolNet PriceGrad RateEarnings 10yrAcceptance
1Jefferson Regional School of Nursing

Pine Bluff · private

50.4%$73,975
2University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Little Rock · public

83.4%$73,827
3University of Arkansas Grantham

LIttle Rock · public

$8,37022.1%$63,496
4Baptist Health College Little Rock

Little Rock · private

$25,45480.3%$62,24495.5%
5Hendrix College

Conway · private

$24,14968.2%$60,37655.6%
6University of Arkansas

Fayetteville · public

$18,20967.6%$58,19174.3%
7John Brown University

Siloam Springs · private

$20,39767.9%$53,90776.1%
8Harding University

Searcy · private

$22,13067.9%$52,87670.5%
9Ouachita Baptist University

Arkadelphia · private

$22,40964.9%$51,67367.5%
10Central Baptist College

Conway · private

$12,28739.1%$46,78963.5%
11University of Central Arkansas

Conway · public

$16,51150.6%$45,93889.5%
12University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Little Rock · public

$17,24846.0%$45,26558.8%
13University of the Ozarks

Clarksville · private

$17,36045.6%$44,38459.5%
14Lyon College

Batesville · private

$19,61645.3%$44,23262.8%
15NorthWest Arkansas Community College

Bentonville · community

$7,19623.5%$43,505
16Henderson State University

Arkadelphia · public

$23,40541.6%$43,459
17Arkansas State University

Jonesboro · public

$12,36654.3%$42,61782.3%
18Southern Arkansas University Main Campus

Magnolia · public

$14,02744.2%$42,38675.3%
19Arkansas Tech University

Russellville · public

$12,97052.4%$41,76695.9%
20Arkansas State University-Newport

Newport · community

$8,44443.6%$41,524
21Northwest Technical Institute

Springdale · public

$15,99273.5%$41,513
22University of Arkansas-Fort Smith

Fort Smith · public

$10,57443.2%$41,10280.5%
23Ecclesia College

Springdale · private

$22,07525.3%$40,65073.8%
24Strayer University-Arkansas

Little Rock · private

9.9%$40,092
25Crowley's Ridge College

Paragould · private

$16,31528.6%$39,533

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Data from U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS, College Scorecard, Clery Act). Updated annually. Rankings reflect the data as reported — not editorial opinion.