Health Aides/Attendants/Orderlies programs in Arkansas
5 schools in Arkansas teach this, at certificate or associate level. The Department of Education publishes earnings for none of them, so the figures below are what the occupation itself pays.
What this work pays in Arkansas
Nursing Assistants in Arkansas earn a median of $34,430 a year across 17,260 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare Support Workers, All Other | $38,040 | 790 |
| Psychiatric Aides | $36,270 | 490 |
| Physical Therapist Aides | $29,450 | 160 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas Northeastern College Blytheville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Arkansas State University-Mountain Home Mountain Home | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 31 |
| Arkansas State University-Newport Newport | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| University of Arkansas Community College-Morrilton Morrilton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College North Little Rock | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
Email me when these figures change
The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Health Aides/Attendants/Orderlies — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.