University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, Arkansas · Also known as UAMS · Website
$73,827
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$73,827
median earnings, 10 years after starting
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences is a public 4-year college in Little Rock, Arkansas with 1,571 undergraduates and 1,896 graduate students. Former students earn a median $73,827 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $14,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
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A year, after grants
Tuition and fees
-
Admission rate
-
Completion rate
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Median debt
$14,000
About $148 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$73,827
Rank 294 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
- Students with a need-based grant
- 28%
- Students with federal loans
- 33%
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Dollars a year
Admission and students
- Undergraduates
- 1,571
- Graduate students
- 1,896
- Part-time students
- 50%
- Women
- 85%
- Students per teacher
- 16
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 53
- Endowment
- $384.9M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 294 of 5,094 US colleges and 2 of 72 in Arkansas (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | AR median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | - | $14,044 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | - | $7,334 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 74% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | - | 50% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | - | 66% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $14,000 | $12,000 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $66,491 | $30,343 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $73,827 | $34,688 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 81% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 90% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
53 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 304 | $11,874 | $59,134 | $67,126 | $75,975 |
| MedicineProfessional | Professional | 155 | $197,462 | $61,012 | $117,552 | $112,460 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 101 | $14,000 | $67,337 | $79,413 | $88,910 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 76 | $17,000 | $63,598 | $74,782 | $70,786 |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationProfessional | Professional | 73 | $146,217 | $115,173 | $135,479 | $138,348 |
| Public HealthMaster's | Master's | 41 | $59,233 | $56,624 | $76,887 | $82,751 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's | Master's | 40 | $41,000 | $101,364 | $106,179 | $120,193 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 37 | $91,941 | $101,119 | $111,088 | $127,347 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 35 | $20,000 | $58,607 | $65,708 | $68,061 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingProfessional | Professional | 34 | $52,850 | $92,706 | $104,643 | $133,099 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesMaster's | Master's | 23 | $45,000 | $53,963 | $64,100 | $67,030 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsProfessional | Professional | 22 | $125,650 | $66,850 | $69,603 | $81,641 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesMaster's | Master's | 19 | $38,046 | $62,048 | $87,543 | $89,981 |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, OtherGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $72,365 |
| Public Administration and Social Service Professions, OtherOnlineMaster's | Master's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesProfessional | Professional | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $85,242 |
| GeneticsMaster's | Master's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $92,660 |
| Biological and Physical SciencesMaster's | Master's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $82,371 |
| Biological and Physical SciencesDoctoral | Doctoral | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $99,653 |
| Public HealthGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $88,684 |
| Nutrition SciencesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $67,126 |
| Social Sciences, GeneralDoctoral | Doctoral | 4 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Medical Illustration and InformaticsGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $95,753 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, OtherGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Public HealthDoctoral | Doctoral | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $108,962 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Little Rock and Arkansas on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much do University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences graduates earn?
$73,827 a year is the median pay of former University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences students who work, 10 years after they started ($66,491 after 6 years). That ranks 294 of 5,094 US colleges and 2 of 72 in Arkansas. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (Professional) at $115,173.
How much student debt do University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences graduates have?
$14,000 is the median federal student loan debt of University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences graduates, about $148 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 33% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What are the most popular majors at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences?
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions (304 bachelor's graduates), Medicine (155 professional graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (101 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 53 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.