Little Rock, AR (population: 192,247) has five business schools within its city limits. Philander Smith College, the highest ranked school in the city with a business program, has a total student population of 668. It is the 733rd highest ranked school in the USA and the 6th highest in the state of Arkansas (#1 is Harding University).
Business students from Little Rock schools who go on to become business executives, businessmen, businesswomen, business coaches, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 6,063,670 people working as business and financial operations employees alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $65,900. Also, Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes make on average $87,430 per year and there are about 11,700 of them employed in the US today.
Little Rock lies in Pulaski county, which is one of the 57 counties in Arkansas. Overall, the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway area has 330,720 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 1% unemployment rate, $19/hr average worker wage, and a $38,470 average annual salary.
Of the 5 business schools in Little Rock, only 1 has a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, University of Phoenix-Little Rock Campus comes out as the most expensive ($23,843/yr) for business students, with Philander Smith College as the lowest, reported at only $12,101/yr.
| Name | State | Population | # of Schools | Avg School Rank | Total Programs | Distance from Little Rock |
| North Little Rock | AR | 59,309 | 4 | 19.2203 | 72 | 7.0 miles |
| Conway | AR | 59,823 | 7 | 21.3164 | 292 | 26.2 miles |
| Beebe | AR | - | 1 | 18.1395 | 56 | 36.1 miles |
| Malvern | AR | - | 1 | 12.3999 | 58 | 36.2 miles |
| Hot Springs | AR | - | 2 | 23.3818 | 62 | 42.8 miles |
| Russellville | AR | - | 2 | 30.335 | 112 | 58.9 miles |
| Monticello | AR | - | 2 | 23.5805 | 92 | 82.0 miles |