Graduate Programs at University of Arkansas-Fort Smith

Graduate School Overview

University of Arkansas-Fort Smith (referred to as UA Fort Smith) is a Public, 4 years school located in Fort Smith, AR.

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1973 - Current[Estimated Date]).

UA Fort Smith Directory Information
School Name	University of Arkansas-Fort Smith (UA Fort Smith)
Address	5210 Grand Ave, Fort Smith, AR 72913-3649
Phone	479-788-7000
Web	https://uafs.edu
Online Application	https://admissions.uafs.edu/admissions/apply-now
Financial Info	https://admissions.uafs.edu/sites/admissions.uafs.edu/files/Departments/Financial/documents/np_calc/npcalc.htm

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of UA Fort Smith is $7,608 for Arkansas residents and $11,910 for out-of-state students. The school has 44 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 5,379 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 92 graduate programs through Master's. Among them, 4 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$11,910 $7,608 for Arkansas Residents
Student Population	44
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's
Number of Programs	92 graduate programs (4 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	19 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at UA Fort Smith is $7,608 for Arkansas residents and $11,910 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $394 for Arkansas residents and $633 for out-of-state students.

UA Fort Smith offers the alternative tuition planstuition guarantee, including tuition guarantee.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Arkansas Residents	$7,608
Out-of-State	$11,910
Tuition per Credit Hour
Arkansas Residents	$394
Out-of-State	$633

UA Fort Smith 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, placement services for completers are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	4 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army, Air Force) Study abroad Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of University of Arkansas-Fort Smith is $7,608 for Arkansas residents and $11,910 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	$6,894	$1,683	$11,394	$1,683
2019-2020	$7,092	$1,341	$11,394	$1,341
2020-2021	$7,092	$1,341	$11,394	$1,341
2021-2022	$7,092	$1,341	$11,394	$1,341
2022-2023	$7,092	$516	$11,394	$516
2023-2024	$7,092	$516	$11,394	$516

The graduate school tuition & fees of UA Fort Smith is average compared to public graduate schools in Arkansas. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the Arkansas graduate tuition is $13,933 (public) / $15,602 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
University of Arkansas-Fort Smith	$7,608	$11,910
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
Arkansas Graduate Schools	$11,529	$14,529
Public	$8,195	$13,933
Private	$15,602

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $14,863 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at UA Fort Smith.

On-campus living costs are increased by 3.82% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $17,254. Off-campus living costs are increased by 8.88% 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	$8,426	$4,359	$9,423	$4,359
2019-2020	$9,039	$4,481	$10,977	$4,481
2020-2021	$9,090	$5,430	$10,976	$5,430
2021-2022	$9,470	$5,360	$10,890	$5,360
2022-2023	$9,645	$4,671	$11,176	$4,671
2023-2024	$9,799	$5,064	$12,190	$5,064

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $394 for Arkansas residents and $633 for other students at University of Arkansas-Fort Smith. 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	$383	$633
2019-2020	$394	$633
2020-2021	$394	$633
2021-2022	$394	$633
2022-2023	$394	$633
2023-2024	$394	$633

Graduate Programs at UA Fort Smith

University of Arkansas-Fort Smith offers 2 graduate programs for Master's. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 19 students have completed their study at University of Arkansas-Fort Smith.

Offered Degrees at University of Arkansas-Fort Smith
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	2	1	19
Total	2	1	19

The most popular program at University of Arkansas-Fort Smith is the Health/Health Care Administration/Management program and last year 19 students have earned/completed their degree program.

Popular Master's Programs at University of Arkansas-Fort Smith
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✔	19	-
Education	✕	-	-

University of Arkansas-Fort Smith offers 2 programs through Master's. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 19 students have completed their graduate studies.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	-	-
Education	✕	-	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	19 completers	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✔	19	-
	Total	19

Graduate Student Population at UA Fort Smith

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 44 students enrolled into University of Arkansas-Fort Smith graduate schools where it has total 5,379 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 12 full-time and 32 part-time graduate students. By gender, 8 male and 36 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	44	8	36
Full-time	12	1	11
Part-tme	32	7	25

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

There are 29 White (65.91%), 6 Black/African American (13.64%), 6 Hispanic (13.64%), 1 Asian (2.27%), and 2 students with other races.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	44	8	36
American Indian/Native American	0	0	0
Asian	1	0	1
Black/African American	6	2	4
Hispanic	6	1	5
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	29	5	24
Two More	2	0	2
Un-Known	0	0	0
Non-resident Alien	0	0	0

University of Arkansas-Fort Smith offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 44 graduate students (100.00% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively . The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	44
Enrolled Online Exclusively	44
Enrolled Some Online Courses	0
Not in Online Courses	0

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at University of Arkansas-Fort Smith. 13 students are aged 20 to 24 (29.55% of total students), 2 students are aged above 50 (4.55%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at University of Arkansas-Fort Smith.