Arkansas contains two schools that offer public health programs. University of Arkansas at Little Rock, the highest-ranking public health school in AR, has a total student population of 13,132 and is the 4747th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 2 public health schools in Arkansas, only 1 has a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, University of Arkansas at Little Rock comes out as the most expensive ($13,005/yr), with University of Arkansas at Little Rock as the lowest recorded at only $13,005/yr.
Public Health students from Arkansas schools who go on to become public health educators, public health officials, social workers, public health workers, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 63,320 people working as health educators alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $49,060. Also, Health specialties teachers make on average $103,340 per year and there are about 133,070 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Arkansas alone, there are 210 employed health specialties teachers earning an average yearly salary of $47,640. Health educators in this state earn $36,050/yr and there are 270 employed.
Also, within the public health schools in Arkansas, the average student population is 2,096 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1. Aside from public health, there are 2695 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 1,969 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $3,307, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.
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