Graduate Programs at University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Graduate School Overview

University of Arkansas at Little Rock (referred to as UA Little Rock) is a Public, 4 years school located in Little Rock, AR. It is classified as a Research University (high research activity) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1929 - Current[Estimated Date]).

UA Little Rock Directory Information
School Name	University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UA Little Rock)
Address	2801 S University Ave, Little Rock, AR 72204
Phone	501-569-3000
Web	https://ualr.edu/www
Online Application	https://ualr.edu/admissions/application
Financial Info	https://ualr.edu/financialaid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at University of Arkansas at Little Rock is $7,594 for Arkansas residents and $14,884 for out-of-state students. The school has 2,372 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 8,197 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 149 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 43 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$14,884 $7,594 for Arkansas Residents
Student Population	2,372
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	149 graduate programs (43 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at University of Arkansas at Little Rock is $7,594 for Arkansas residents and $14,884 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $320 for Arkansas residents and $725 for out-of-state students.

University of Arkansas at Little Rock offers the alternative tuition plans.

University of Arkansas at Little Rock offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.

On its campus, academic/career services, employment services for students are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	43 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	Study abroad Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of University of Arkansas at Little Rock is $7,594 for Arkansas residents and $14,884 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Arkansas Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$7,680	$2,390	$17,400	$2,390
2019-2020	$5,760	$1,834	$13,050	$1,834
2020-2021	$5,760	$1,834	$13,050	$1,834
2021-2022	$5,760	$1,834	$13,050	$1,834
2022-2023	$5,760	$1,834	$13,050	$1,834

The graduate school tuition & fees of UA Little Rock is average compared to public graduate schools in Arkansas. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,518 and the Arkansas graduate tuition is $13,209 (public) / $20,589 (private).

The next table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
University of Arkansas at Little Rock	$7,594	$14,884
All Graduate Schools	$16,002	$19,518
Public	$11,454	$20,592
Private	$19,594
Arkansas Graduate Schools	$11,092	$15,778
Public	$7,576	$13,209
Private	$20,589

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $16,955 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at University of Arkansas at Little Rock. On-campus living costs are stayed same compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $19,117. Off-campus living costs are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$8,260	$4,769	$6,652	$5,898
2019-2020	$8,556	$4,630	$8,811	$5,670
2020-2021	$9,162	$6,059	$11,324	$7,793
2021-2022	$9,162	$6,059	$11,324	$7,793
2022-2023	$9,162	$6,059	$11,324	$7,793

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $320 for Arkansas residents and $725 for other students at University of Arkansas at Little Rock. The graduate tuition per credit hour are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Arkansas Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$320	$725
2019-2020	$320	$725
2020-2021	$320	$725
2021-2022	$320	$725
2022-2023	$320	$725

The law school tuition at University of Arkansas at Little Rock is $13,693 for Arkansas residents and $26,448 for out-of-state students for academic year 2022-2023. Next table shows the tuition & fees for law school and/or medical schools at University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

Law School Tuition

2022-2023 Law School/Medical School Tuition at University of Arkansas at Little Rock
	Arkansas Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
Law	$10,681	$3,012	$23,436	$3,012

Graduate Programs at UA Little Rock

University of Arkansas at Little Rock offers 67 graduate programs for Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 628 students have completed their study at University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

Offered Degrees at University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	38	11	369
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	8	1	52
Doctor's degree - other	1	0	143
Post Bachelor's Degree	18	4	64
Post Master's Degree	2	0	0
Total	67	16	628

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at University of Arkansas at Little Rock by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Management Science program with 12 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Social Work program with 78 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Law program with 143 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Management Science	✕	12	-
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing	✕	11	-
Public Administration	✕	8	-
Computer and Information Sciences (other)	✔	6	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	6	-

Popular Master's Programs at University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Social Work	✔	78	$46,000
Business Administration and Management	✕	39	$56,300
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	✕	36	-
Public Administration and Social Service Professions (other)	✕	31	-
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor	✕	21	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Law	✕	143	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✔	11	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✔	9	-
Engineering	✔	8	-
Physical Sciences	✔	8	-

University of Arkansas at Little Rock offers 67 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 628 students have completed their graduate studies.

369 students have earned/completed Master's program.
143 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
64 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism [+]	✔ (2 completers)	12 completers	-
Journalism	✔	4	-
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs (other)	✔	8	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✔ (2 completers)	26 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✕	4	-
Computer and Information Sciences (other)	✔	11	-
Information Science/Studies	✔	11	-
Education [+]	✔ (4 completers)	80 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	4	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	7	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	3	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	6	-
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented	✔	4	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	14	$46,000
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching	✕	3	$43,000
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching	✕	0	-
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	✕	36	-
Reading Teacher Education	✔	3	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	0	-
Engineering [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Mechanical Engineering	✕	1	-
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering	✕	0	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician	✕	5	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✔ (1 completers)	7 completers	-
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing	✔	7	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	✕	0	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	1	-
Bioinformatics	✕	1	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Applied Mathematics	✕	6	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	✕	0	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✕	6	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Physical Sciences	✕	6	-
Chemistry	✕	1	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	✕	7	-
Human Services [+]	✔ (1 completers)	123 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	14	-
Social Work	✔	78	$46,000
Public Administration and Social Service Professions (other)	✕	31	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Art/Art Studies	✕	3	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	21 completers	-
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor	✕	21	-
Business [+]	✕	56 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	39	$56,300
Management Science	✕	17	-
History [+]	✕	5 completers	-
History	✕	5	-
	Total	369

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	11 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✔	11	-
Education [+]	✕	17 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	4	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	9	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	4	-
Engineering [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Engineering	✕	8	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Bioinformatics	✕	4	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Physical Sciences	✕	8	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	✕	4	-
	Total	52

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Legal Studies [+]	✕	143 completers	-
Law	✕	143	-
	Total	143

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	11 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences (other)	✔	6	-
Information Science/Studies	✕	5	-
Education [+]	✔ (2 completers)	10 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	2	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	1	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	3	-
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented	✕	3	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Speech or Language Impairments	✔	0	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	1	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	0	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing	✕	11	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Statistics (other)	✕	2	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution	✕	1	-
Human Services [+]	✔ (1 completers)	9 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	8	-
Social Work	✔	1	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor	✕	2	-
Business [+]	✕	18 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	6	-
Accounting and Finance	✕	0	-
Management Science	✕	12	-
	Total	64

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	0	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	0	-
	Total	0

Graduate Student Population at UA Little Rock

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 2,326 students enrolled into University of Arkansas at Little Rock graduate schools where it has total 8,197 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 1,107 full-time and 1,219 part-time graduate students. By gender, 896 male and 1,430 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,326	896	1,430
Full-time	1,107	456	651
Part-tme	1,219	440	779

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

There are 1,352 White (58.13%), 436 Black/African American (18.74%), 33 Hispanic (1.42%), 68 Asian (2.92%), and 437 students with other races. 283 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,326	896	1,430
American Indian/Native American	16	8	8
Asian	68	30	38
Black/African American	436	101	335
Hispanic	33	10	23
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	1,352	537	815
Two More	95	32	63
Un-Known	43	11	32
Non-resident Alien	283	167	116

University of Arkansas at Little Rock offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 1,107 graduate students (47.59% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 268 graduate students (11.52% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	2,326
Enrolled Online Exclusively	1,107
Enrolled Some Online Courses	268
Not in Online Courses	951

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at University of Arkansas at Little Rock. 488 students are aged 20 to 24 (20.98% of total students), 1 students are aged below 20 (0.04%), 215 students are aged above 50 (9.24%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,326	896	1,430
Age 18-19	1	0	1
Age 20-21	18	4	14
Age 22-24	470	155	315
Age 25-29	627	246	381
Age 30-34	383	175	208
Age 35-39	259	109	150
Age 40-49	353	127	226
Age 50-64	173	62	111
Over 64	42	18	24

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