Graduate Programs & Tuition at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is a four-year, public school located in Little Rock, AR.

It offers 61 graduate programs - 23 Master's, 21 Doctorate, and 17 Post-bachelor's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $12,460 for in-state and $21,505 for out-of-state students.

A total of 1,896 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 3,485 students at UAMS. UAMS offers online graduate programs and 201 out of 1,896 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

UAMS have a medical school and you can discover its admission and tuition information at UAMS College of Medicine. In addition, you can find UAMS's health profession programs at health professions information page.

Graduate Program Overview

For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $12,460 for Arkansas residents and $21,505 for out-of-state students. It offers sixty-one (61) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameUniversity of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
TypeFour-year, Public
Address4301 W Markham, Little Rock, AR
Graduate School Students1,895 students
201 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2024-2025)In-State$12,460
Out-of-State$21,505
Student to Faculty16:1 (6.25%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 61 Graduate Programs
23 Master's, 21 Doctorate, 17 Post graduate certificates

2025 Graduate Program Tuition at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Arkansas residents, the tuition & fees are $12,460 and $21,505 for non-Arkansas residents.

The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $451 for Arkansas residents and $910 for out-of-state students.

2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$10,736$19,781
Fees$1,724$1,724
Cost per Credit$451$910
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
2020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
In-State$9,462$9,462$9,570$12,386$12,460
Out-of-State$17,652$17,652$17,746$21,407$21,505

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 61 major areas - 23 Master's (3 online programs), 21 Doctorate, 17 Post-Bachelor's (2 online programs). 162 students have been conferred Master's degree and 355 students have received Doctorate degree last year.

The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.

Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
Master'sDoctorate Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total16235542-
Men4414211-
Women11821331-

Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Bioinformatics NOT OFFER 4 NOT OFFER
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other) NOT OFFER 8ONLINE NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist NOT OFFER
Health/Health Care Administration/ManagementONLINE NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Public Health 16 NOT OFFER
Maternal and Child HealthNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
International Public Health/International HealthNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Patient Safety and Healthcare QualityNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 3 NOT OFFER
Medical Informatics 4 NOT OFFER
Dietetics/Dietitian NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Adult Health Nurse/NursingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 2 NOT OFFER
Family Practice Nurse/NursingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/NursingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Pediatric Nurse/NursingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/NursingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 2 NOT OFFER
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 2 NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biochemistry NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Anatomy NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Human/Medical Genetics8 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Cell Physiology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Pharmacology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Toxicology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Bioinformatics4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other) NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biological and Physical Sciences5 NOT OFFER
Nutrition Sciences1ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Administration and Social Service Professions (other)6ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist25 NOT OFFER
Health/Health Care Administration/Management19ONLINE NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physician Assistant37 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Medical Scientist4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Pharmacy Administration and Pharmacy Policy and Regulatory Affairs NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Public Health31 NOT OFFER
Medical Informatics3 NOT OFFER
Dietetics/Dietitian14 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Nursing Science5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biochemistry NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Anatomy NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Cell Physiology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Pharmacology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Toxicology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
EpidemiologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Research Methodology and Quantitative MethodsNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist NOT OFFER
Pharmacy Administration and Pharmacy Policy and Regulatory Affairs NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Public Health NOT OFFER
Environmental HealthNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Public Health (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Medical Informatics NOT OFFER
Nursing Science NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Audiology/AudiologistNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
MedicineNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
PharmacyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physical Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Nursing PracticeNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

UAMS graduate schools have a total of 1,895 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 675 male and 1,220 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 1,577 full-time and 318 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 201 students enrolled through online exclusively and 308 students are taking some online graduate courses.

By race/ethnicity 1,248 White, 185 Black, and 163 Asian students are attending at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

45 grad students are younger than 22 and 117 students are older than 65. It has 1,447 students aged between 22 and 30 and 287 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total1,895
Men675
Women1,220
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total1,895
Full-time Students1,577
Part-time Students318
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total1,895
American Indian /
Native American
4
Asian163
Black185
Hispanic105
White1,248
Two or more races74
Un-Known36
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total1,895
21 & Under45
22-24717
25-29730
30-34187
35-39100
40 & Over117

Online Population

At University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences graduate schools, 201 students enrolled online exclusively and 308 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment1,896
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses201
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses308
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses1,387
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses201
Arkansas Resident175
Other State In U.S.26
Outside of U.S.0
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