UAMS Graduate Programs

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Graduate School Overview

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (referred to as UAMS) is a Public, 4 years school located in Little Rock, AR. It is classified as a Medical school and medical center 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 (1/1/1987 - Current[Estimated Date]).

UAMS Directory Information
School Name	University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)
Address	4301 W Markham, Little Rock, AR 72205-7199
Phone	501-296-1275
Web	https://www.uams.edu
Online Application	https://students.uams.edu/apply
Financial Info	https://uams.edu/studentfinancialservices/

The 2022 graduate school tuition & fees at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences is $8,987 for Arkansas residents and $16,914 for out-of-state students. The school has 2,152 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 2,758 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 42 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Doctorate (Research), Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 3 programs are available online classes.

UAMS Graduate School 2022 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$16,914 $8,987 for Arkansas Residents
Student Population	2,152
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Doctorate (Research), Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	42 graduate programs (3 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	10 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences is $8,987 for Arkansas residents and $16,914 for out-of-state students for academic year 2021-2022. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences offers the alternative tuition plans.

UAMS 2022 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Arkansas Residents	$8,987
Out-of-State	$16,914
Arkansas Residents	-
Out-of-State	-

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 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 are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services at UAMS
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	3 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	No Special Learning Available or Reported
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services

2022 Tuition, Fees, Other College Costs

For academic year 2021-2022, the graduate school tuition & fees of University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences is $8,987 for Arkansas residents and $16,914 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 0.21% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2021-2022 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: March 16, 2022)

2021-2022 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Arkansas Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2017-2018	$7,380	$1,607	$15,307	$1,607
2018-2019	$7,687	$1,657	$15,817	$1,657
2019-2020	$7,737	$1,697	$15,918	$1,697
2020-2021	$7,934	$1,528	$16,124	$1,528

The graduate school tuition & fees of UAMS is relatively expensive compared to public graduate schools in Arkansas. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,187 and the Arkansas graduate tuition is $13,730 (public) / $20,995 (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 for Medical Sciences	$8,987	$16,914
All Graduate Schools	$11,040	$19,187
Public	$11,040	$20,146
Private	$19,294
Arkansas Graduate Schools	$7,716	$15,817
Public	$7,716	$13,730
Private	$20,995

For academic year 2021-2022, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $441 for Arkansas residents and $896 for other students at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 1.24% compared to previous academic year.

2021-2022 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Arkansas Residents	Out-of-State
2017-2018	$410	$851
2018-2019	$427	$879
2019-2020	$430	$885
2020-2021	$441	$896

Graduate Programs at UAMS

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences offers 47 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, 636 students have completed their study at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.

Offered Degrees at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	19	1	252
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	15	0	42
Doctor's degree - other	5	0	303
Post Bachelor's Degree	8	2	39
Total	47	3	636

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Dietetics/Dietitian program with 13 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Nursing Science program with 138 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Medicine program with 159 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Dietetics/Dietitian	✕	13	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other)	✔	9	-
Biological and Physical Sciences	✔	7	-
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	✔	6	-
Public Health	✔	4	-

Popular Master's Programs at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Nursing Science	✕	138	-
Physician Assistant	✕	32	-
Public Health	✕	30	$50,900
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	✕	19	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✕	13	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Medicine	✕	159	-
Pharmacy	✕	111	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	22	-
Nursing Practice	✕	11	-
Biological and Physical Sciences	✕	11	-

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences offers 47 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 636 students have completed their graduate studies.

252 students have earned/completed Master's program.
303 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
39 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
Biological And Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Biochemistry	✕	1	-
Anatomy	✕	0	-
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology	✕	1	-
Human/Medical Genetics	✕	6	-
Cell Physiology	✕	0	-
Pharmacology	✕	0	-
Toxicology	✕	0	-
Bioinformatics	✕	0	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Biological and Physical Sciences	✕	2	-
Nutrition Sciences	✕	6	-
Human Services [+]	✔ (2 completers)	0 completers	-
	✔	0	-
Public Administration and Social Service Professions (other)	✔	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	236 completers	-
Chiropractic	✕	0	-
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	✕	19	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✕	13	-
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer	✕	3	-
Physician Assistant	✕	32	-
Pharmacy Administration and Pharmacy Policy and Regulatory Affairs	✕	1	-
Public Health	✕	30	$50,900
Medical Informatics	✕	0	-
Nursing Science	✕	138	-
	Total	252

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Biological And Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Biochemistry	✕	3	-
Anatomy	✕	2	-
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology	✕	3	-
Cell Physiology	✕	1	-
Pharmacology	✕	1	-
Toxicology	✕	0	-
Bioinformatics	✕	0	-
Epidemiology	✕	0	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Biological and Physical Sciences	✕	11	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	21 completers	-
Chiropractic	✕	0	-
Audiology/Audiologist	✕	8	-
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	✕	1	-
Pharmacy Administration and Pharmacy Policy and Regulatory Affairs	✕	4	-
Public Health	✕	1	-
Public Health (other)	✕	2	-
Nursing Science	✕	5	-
	Total	42

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	303 completers	-
Medicine	✕	159	-
Pharmacy	✕	111	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	22	-
Nursing Science	✕	0	-
Nursing Practice	✕	11	-
	Total	303

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Biological And Biomedical Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	9 completers	-
Bioinformatics	✕	0	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other)	✔	9	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Biological and Physical Sciences	✕	7	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	23 completers	-
Chiropractic	✔	0	-
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	✕	6	-
Public Health	✕	4	-
International Public Health/International Health	✔	0	-
Medical Informatics	✕	0	-
Dietetics/Dietitian	✕	13	-
	Total	39

Graduate Student Population at UAMS

For academic year 2021-2022, total 2,048 students enrolled into University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences graduate schools where it has total 2,758 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 1,582 full-time and 466 part-time graduate students. By gender, 753 male and 1,295 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	2,048	753	1,295
Full-time	1,582	636	946
Part-tme	466	117	349

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

There are 1,425 White (69.58%), 181 Black/African American (8.84%), 88 Hispanic (4.30%), 173 Asian (8.45%), and 181 students with other races. 72 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,048	753	1,295
American Indian/Native American	12	4	8
Asian	173	73	100
Black/African American	181	37	144
Hispanic	88	30	58
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	1	1
White	1,425	533	892
Two More	60	28	32
Un-Known	35	11	24
Non-resident Alien	72	36	36

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 534 graduate students (26.07% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 859 graduate students (41.94% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.