University of Arkansas-Fort Smith Graduate Schools

University of Arkansas-Fort Smith (referred to as UA Fort Smith) is a Public, 4 years school located in Fort Smith, AR. It is classified as a Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Master's degree. The 2022 graduate school tuition & fees at University of Arkansas-Fort Smith is $8,433 for Arkansas residents and $12,735 for out-of-state students. The school has 57 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 5,887 including undergraduate students.

Graduate School Overview

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 2022 graduate school tuition & fees at University of Arkansas-Fort Smith is $8,433 for Arkansas residents and $12,735 for out-of-state students. The school has 57 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 5,887 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 93 graduate programs through Master's. Among them, 1 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2022 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$12,735 $8,433 for Arkansas Residents
Student Population	57
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's
Number of Programs	93 graduate programs (1 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	18 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at University of Arkansas-Fort Smith is $8,433 for Arkansas residents and $12,735 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2021-2022. The tuition per credit hour is $394 for Arkansas residents and $633 for out-of-state students.

University of Arkansas-Fort Smith offers the alternative tuition plans.

University of Arkansas-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, remedial services, 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)	1 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army, Air Force) Study abroad Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Remedial services Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers

2022 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2021-2022, the graduate school tuition & fees of University of Arkansas-Fort Smith is $8,433 for Arkansas residents and $12,735 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2021-2022 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2021-2022 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Arkansas Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2017-2018	$6,894	$1,226	$11,384	$1,226
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

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 $19,204 and the Arkansas graduate tuition is $13,797 (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-Fort Smith	$8,433	$12,735
All Graduate Schools	$15,958	$19,204
Public	$11,320	$20,434
Private	$19,234
Arkansas Graduate Schools	$11,438	$15,858
Public	$7,760	$13,797
Private	$20,995

For academic year 2021-2022, the living costs are $14,830 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at University of Arkansas-Fort Smith. On-campus living costs are increased by 2.13% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $16,250. Off-campus living costs are decreased by -0.95% compared to previous academic year.

2021-2022 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2017-2018	$8,426	$4,359	$9,423	$4,359
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

For academic year 2021-2022, 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.

2021-2022 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Arkansas Residents	Out-of-State
2017-2018	$383	$633
2018-2019	$383	$633
2019-2020	$394	$633
2020-2021	$394	$633
2021-2022	$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, 16 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	16
Total	2	1	16

The most popular program at University of Arkansas-Fort Smith is the Health/Health Care Administration/Management program and last year 12 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	✔	12	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✔	9	-
Education	✕	4	-
Education	✕	0	-

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 16 students have completed their graduate studies.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Education	✕	4	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	12 completers	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✔	12	-
	Total	16

Graduate Student Population at UA Fort Smith

For academic year 2021-2022, total 57 students enrolled into University of Arkansas-Fort Smith graduate schools where it has total 5,887 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 11 full-time and 46 part-time graduate students. By gender, 14 male and 43 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	57	14	43
Full-time	11	2	9
Part-tme	46	12	34

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

There are 39 White (68.42%), 5 Black/African American (8.77%), 5 Hispanic (8.77%), and 8 students with other races.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	57	14	43
American Indian/Native American	2	0	2
Asian	0	0	0
Black/African American	5	1	4
Hispanic	5	2	3
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	39	10	29
Two More	6	1	5
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. 57 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	57
Enrolled Online Exclusively	57
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. 8 students are aged 20 to 24 (14.04% of total students), 2 students are aged above 50 (3.51%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at University of Arkansas-Fort Smith.