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Arkansas bachelor's earnings

A salary explorer for 23 schools in Arkansas (22 with published 4-year medians) and 307 bachelor's programs. Federal outcomes are shown as-is. Schools are listed most programs first. There are no ranks. Grades are our own modeled ranking of schools against each other, kept to two small columns.

Schools
22
with published 4-Yr medians
Programs
307
observed 4-Yr medians
Typical School Median
$49,034
median of school medians
High-School Benchmark
$32,880
state median, employed HS grads 25–34

Schools on the Map

Each dot is a school, colored by its median 4-year earnings. Hover a dot for its name.

<$40k$40–55k$55–70k$70–90k$90k+

no published median · Each state map is zoomed to fill its frame.

Program Earnings

Published 4-year medians across 307 programs.

$40k$60k$80k$100k$120k

How to Read

Median EarningsMedian of published 4-year earnings across the school's programs.
Earnings RangeLowest to highest program median at the school.
GradesAdj. Grade adjusts for selectivity, state, and peer group; Raw Grade ranks unadjusted 4-year medians.
DistributionOverview of observed program medians — the black tick marks the school median. Schools with under 5 programs show one bar per program.
DetailsAddress, website, enrollment, admit rate, and top programs per school.

Grades: Our Value-Add

Our modeled ranking of schools against each other — kept to two small columns below.

A 1 B 10 C 0 D/F 0 12 ungraded

Medians and spreads come straight from federal data (College Scorecard / Census). Our grades are modeled estimates.

Click a column header to change the sort.

SchoolEnrollmentMedian EarningsEarnings Range# Programs ↓Adj. GradeRaw GradeDistribution
University of Arkansas 28,677 $61,516 $42,681–$102,747 54 A− B $40k$60k$80k$100k
University of Central Arkansas 7,762 $49,129 $32,267–$76,783 37 B− C $30k$40k$50k$60k$70k$80k
Arkansas State University 9,110 $54,196 $38,366–$98,691 33 B C+ $40k$60k$80k$100k
Arkansas Tech University 5,388 $46,462 $32,960–$89,951 24 B C $40k$60k$80k
University of Arkansas at Little Rock 4,949 $49,100 $30,592–$88,617 22 B+ C+ $40k$60k$80k
Harding University 3,382 $56,166 $37,384–$92,014 20 B B− $40k$60k$80k
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus 2,708 $47,375 $28,938–$89,685 16 B C $40k$60k$80k
University of Arkansas-Fort Smith 4,091 $45,378 $35,760–$82,688 15 B C $40k$50k$60k$70k$80k
John Brown University 1,471 $47,248 $35,601–$90,783 13 B− C+ $40k$60k$80k
Ouachita Baptist University 1,602 $58,242 $31,155–$77,583 12 B− B− $30k$40k$50k$60k$70k$80k
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff 1,807 $44,612 $38,652–$71,983 12 B+ C− $40k$50k$60k$70k
University of Arkansas Grantham 2,833 $74,925 $47,739–$123,809 11 — B+ $60k$80k$100k$120k
University of Arkansas at Monticello 1,933 $49,718 $41,606–$71,629 9 — C+ $40k$50k$60k$70k
Henderson State University 1,456 $46,783 $40,226–$68,733 7 — C− $40k$50k$60k$70k
Strayer University-Arkansas 695 $66,108 $53,916–$87,413 5 — B− $60k$70k$80k$90k
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 1,571 $70,954 $65,708–$79,413 4 — — $65k$70k$75k$80k
University of the Ozarks 767 $49,174 $46,151–$50,789 3 — — $46k$47k$48k$49k$50k$51k
Hendrix College 1,100 $48,969 $39,070–$77,167 3 — — $40k$50k$60k$70k$80k
Williams Baptist University 478 $46,818 $46,062–$47,575 2 — — $46k$47k
Central Baptist College 484 $44,249 $43,057–$45,441 2 — — $43k$44k$45k
Philander Smith University 751 $43,746 $43,163–$44,330 2 — — $44k
Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas 772 $30,408 $30,408–$30,408 1 — — $30k
1 school without published 4-year medians
Lyon College

Batesville · 2300 Highland Road · School website ↗

Enrollment (undergrad): 648 · Admit rate: 62.8% · Yield: 14.3% · Locale: Town: Remote

"—" means the value was not published. Distribution histograms are smoothed views of observed program medians — never imputed values, and never used in grades.