Colleges with the highest earnings 10 years after enrolling in Arkansas
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Key facts
- #1 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, AR: $74k
- #2 University of Arkansas Grantham, AR: $63k
- #3 Baptist Health College Little Rock, AR: $62k
- 43 colleges ranked across Arkansas
- Data as of November 2026
For comparison: $41k across the typical college in this list.
- 1University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences AR$74k
- 2University of Arkansas Grantham AR$63k
- 3Baptist Health College Little Rock AR$62k
- 4Hendrix College AR$60k
- 5University of Arkansas AR$58k
- 6John Brown University AR$54k
- 7Harding University AR$53k
- 8Ouachita Baptist University AR$52k
- 9University of Central Arkansas AR$46k
- 10University of Arkansas at Little Rock AR$45k
What stands out
- The lead is wide: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences ($74k) is well clear of University of Arkansas at Little Rock at #10 ($45k).
- Baptist Health College Little Rock reaches #3 on a sample of 569 students enrolled, a smaller market than most of the top ten, so its rank can move more from month to month.
- University of Arkansas is the largest market in the top ten, with 28,677 students enrolled behind its figure.
- Colleges with fewer than 500 students enrolled are not ranked, and small differences between neighbouring ranks are not meaningful.
Why this ranking matters
What it shows
Median earnings ten years after enrolling show what former students of a college go on to earn, as the Department of Education publishes it.
How to use it
Compare colleges within the same level and field, and read earnings next to completion rate and net price. Earnings reflect who enrolls and what they study as much as the college.
The top 25
- 1
- Completion rate
- Not available
- Net price a year
- Not available
- Public
- 1,571 students
Based on 1,571 students enrolled.
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences: programs, pay and open jobs nearby
- 2
University of Arkansas Grantham AR
$63k
- Completion rate
- 43%
- Net price a year
- $8,370
- Public
- 2,833 students
Based on 2,833 students enrolled.
University of Arkansas Grantham: programs, pay and open jobs nearby
- 3
- Completion rate
- Not available
- Net price a year
- $25,454
- Private nonprofit
- 569 students
Based on 569 students enrolled.
Baptist Health College Little Rock: programs, pay and open jobs nearby
- 4
Hendrix College AR
$60k
- Completion rate
- 72%
- Net price a year
- $24,149
- Private nonprofit
- 1,100 students
Based on 1,100 students enrolled.
- 5
University of Arkansas AR
$58k
- Completion rate
- 71%
- Net price a year
- $18,209
- Public
- 28,677 students
Based on 28,677 students enrolled.
- 6
John Brown University AR
$54k
- Completion rate
- 72%
- Net price a year
- $20,397
- Private nonprofit
- 1,471 students
Based on 1,471 students enrolled.
- 7
Harding University AR
$53k
- Completion rate
- 69%
- Net price a year
- $22,130
- Private nonprofit
- 3,382 students
Based on 3,382 students enrolled.
- 8
Ouachita Baptist University AR
$52k
- Completion rate
- 61%
- Net price a year
- $22,409
- Private nonprofit
- 1,602 students
Based on 1,602 students enrolled.
Ouachita Baptist University: programs, pay and open jobs nearby
- 9
University of Central Arkansas AR
$46k
- Completion rate
- 54%
- Net price a year
- $16,511
- Public
- 7,762 students
Based on 7,762 students enrolled.
University of Central Arkansas: programs, pay and open jobs nearby
- 10
- Completion rate
- 42%
- Net price a year
- $17,248
- Public
- 4,949 students
Based on 4,949 students enrolled.
University of Arkansas at Little Rock: programs, pay and open jobs nearby
- 11
University of the Ozarks AR
$44k
- Completion rate
- 51%
- Net price a year
- $17,360
- Private nonprofit
- 767 students
Based on 767 students enrolled.
University of the Ozarks: programs, pay and open jobs nearby
- 12
Lyon College AR
$44k
- Completion rate
- 47%
- Net price a year
- $19,616
- Private nonprofit
- 648 students
Based on 648 students enrolled.
- 13
- Completion rate
- 31%
- Net price a year
- $7,196
- Public
- 4,953 students
Based on 4,953 students enrolled.
NorthWest Arkansas Community College: programs, pay and open jobs nearby
- 14
Henderson State University AR
$43k
- Completion rate
- 37%
- Net price a year
- $23,405
- Public
- 1,456 students
Based on 1,456 students enrolled.
Henderson State University: programs, pay and open jobs nearby
- 15
Arkansas State University AR
$43k
- Completion rate
- 55%
- Net price a year
- $12,366
- Public
- 9,110 students
Based on 9,110 students enrolled.
Arkansas State University: programs, pay and open jobs nearby
- 16
- Completion rate
- 49%
- Net price a year
- $14,027
- Public
- 2,708 students
Based on 2,708 students enrolled.
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus: programs, pay and open jobs nearby
- 17
Arkansas Tech University AR
$42k
- Completion rate
- 49%
- Net price a year
- $12,970
- Public
- 5,388 students
Based on 5,388 students enrolled.
Arkansas Tech University: programs, pay and open jobs nearby
- 18
- Completion rate
- 46%
- Net price a year
- $8,444
- Public
- 1,236 students
Based on 1,236 students enrolled.
Arkansas State University-Newport: programs, pay and open jobs nearby
- 19
- Completion rate
- 38%
- Net price a year
- $10,574
- Public
- 4,091 students
Based on 4,091 students enrolled.
University of Arkansas-Fort Smith: programs, pay and open jobs nearby
- 20
Strayer University-Arkansas AR
$40k
- Completion rate
- Not available
- Net price a year
- Not available
- Private for-profit
- 695 students
Based on 695 students enrolled.
Strayer University-Arkansas: programs, pay and open jobs nearby
- 21
Philander Smith University AR
$38k
- Completion rate
- 30%
- Net price a year
- $14,224
- Private nonprofit
- 751 students
Based on 751 students enrolled.
Philander Smith University: programs, pay and open jobs nearby
- 22
- Completion rate
- 26%
- Net price a year
- $8,070
- Public
- 550 students
Based on 550 students enrolled.
Arkansas State University Three Rivers: programs, pay and open jobs nearby
- 23
- Completion rate
- 49%
- Net price a year
- $14,287
- Public
- 1,933 students
Based on 1,933 students enrolled.
University of Arkansas at Monticello: programs, pay and open jobs nearby
- 24
Arkansas State University-Beebe AR
$37k
- Completion rate
- 42%
- Net price a year
- $11,698
- Public
- 1,986 students
Based on 1,986 students enrolled.
Arkansas State University-Beebe: programs, pay and open jobs nearby
- 25
- Completion rate
- 62%
- Net price a year
- $9,018
- Public
- 672 students
Based on 672 students enrolled.
Southern Arkansas University Tech: programs, pay and open jobs nearby
Full ranking
All 43 colleges that qualified, with the figure each is ranked on.
How this ranking works
Earnings are the median earnings of students who received federal financial aid, ten years after they first enrolled, as published in the Department of Education College Scorecard. They describe past students, not a promise for future ones.
Only colleges with at least 500 students and published earnings are ranked. A college's earnings reflect who enrolls and what they study as much as what the college teaches.
Sample bar: colleges with fewer than 500 students enrolled are not ranked.
Sources: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (median earnings, completion, net price), as held in our college tables. Data as of November 2026.
Our job data covers professional roles on the career sites of employers we track, so figures describe that market, not every job. Spot an error? Tell us.
Questions
- Which certification ranks first: colleges with the highest earnings 10 years after enrolling in arkansas?
- University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences leads Arkansas among colleges for earnings: its former students earn a median of $74k ten years after enrolling, against $41k for the typical college in this list.
- How many colleges are ranked?
- 43 colleges have at least 500 students enrolled, so the list has 43 entries.
- How is the ranking calculated?
- Earnings are the median earnings of students who received federal financial aid, ten years after they first enrolled, as published in the Department of Education College Scorecard. They describe past students, not a promise for future ones. Only colleges with at least 500 students and published earnings are ranked. A college's earnings reflect who enrolls and what they study as much as what the college teaches.
- How often is it updated?
- Every month. This is the November 2026 edition. Older editions stay on this site at their own dated addresses.
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Cite this ranking
NextChapter, “Colleges with the highest earnings 10 years after enrolling in Arkansas,” November 2026 edition. https://launchyournextchapter.com/rankings/colleges-with-the-highest-earnings-in-arkansas
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