University of Arkansas-Fort Smith

Graduate Programs

University of Arkansas-Fort Smith (UA Fort Smith) is a Public, 4 or more years school located in Fort Smith, AR. It offers 30 graduate programs - 3 Master's, and 27 Doctorate. The average tuition & fees for graduate programs are $8,433 for Arkansas residents and $12,735 for others in the academic year 2020-2021. A total of 26 students is enrolled in graduate degree programs out of total 6,557 students at UA Fort Smith.

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Graduate Programs Overview

University of Arkansas-Fort Smith is a Public, 4 or more years school located in Fort Smith, Arkansas. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs. For academic year 2020-2021 the graduate school tuition & fees are $8,433 for Arkansas residents and $12,735 for other students in average.

It offers thirty graduate programs: 3 Master's, 27 Doctorate programs. Some of those programs are offered by distance learning. 9 students have been conferred Master's degree and 287 students have received Doctorate degree last year.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	University of Arkansas-Fort Smith
Type	Public, 4 or more years
Address	5210 Grand Ave, Fort Smith, AR
Graduate School Students	36 students 35 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2020-2021)	In-State$8,433 Out-of-State$12,735
Student to Faculty	17:1 (5.88%)
Number of Offered Graduate Programs	Total 30 Graduate Programs 3 Master's

2021 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2020-2021 graduate tuition & fees at University of Arkansas-Fort Smith 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 $8,433 and $12,735 for non-Arkansas residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $394 for Arkansas residents and $633 for out-of-state students.

2021 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	In-State	Out-of-State
Tuition	$7,092	$11,394
Fees	$1,341	$1,341
Cost per Credit	$394	$633
Books & Supplies	$1,544
Room & Board	$9,090 (On-Campus) / $10,976 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$5,430 (On-Campus) / $5,430 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$24,497	$28,799
Off-Campus Total	$26,383	$30,685

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2017-2021)
	2016-2017	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021
In-State	$7,805	$8,120	$8,577	$8,433	$8,433
Out-of-State	$11,999	$12,610	$13,077	$12,735	$12,735

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

University of Arkansas-Fort Smith offers Masters, Doctorate graduate degree/certificate programs through 34 major areas - 2 Master's (1 online programs). The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.

Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Bachelor's	Post-Master's
Total	9	287	-	-
Men	2	210	-	-
Women	7	77	-	-

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.

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	5^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Business

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Organizational Leadership	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Accounting and Finance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Executive Assistant/Executive Secretary	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business/Managerial Economics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Small Business Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Finance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Investments and Securities	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
International Business/Trade/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Education		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Precision Production Trades

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Welding Technology/Welder	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Mechanics and Repairers

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Industrial Electronics Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Social Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
International Economics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, And Firefighting

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Computer And Information Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Computer Graphics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Programming/Programmer	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	9^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Graduate Student Population

Total 6,265 students enrolled in University of Arkansas-Fort Smith including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 36 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 10 male and 26 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 7 full-time and 29 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers online degree programs and 35 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 1 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total	36
Men Students	10
Women Students	26

Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total	36
Full-time Students	7
Part-time Students	29

By race/ethnicity 25 White, 3 Black, and 1 Asian students are attending at University of Arkansas-Fort Smith. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total	36
American Indian / Native American	3
Asian	1
Black	3
Hispanic	1
White	25
Two or more races	3

1 students are younger than 22 and 8 students are older than 65. The school has 12 students aged between 22 and 30 and 15 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total	36
21 & Under	1
22-24	4
25-29	8
30-34	7
35-39	8
40 & Over	8

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At University of Arkansas-Fort Smith, 35 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1 students are enrolled in some online courses.