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2023 Best Value Computer Science Basic Certificate Schools in Arkansas

Identifying High-Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Schools Ranked
$11,187 Avg Tuition & Fees*

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which computer science program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school or bootcamp to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Computer Science Degree Search has created the Best Value Computer Science Basic Certificate Schools in Arkansas to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in Arkansas to see which ones offered the best value basic certificate programs for computer science students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Top Value Computer Science Basic Certificate Schools in Arkansas

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

26 Total Awards
$6,900 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College the best value school in Arkansas for computer science students working on their basic certificate. University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College is a small public school located in North Little Rock, Arkansas that handed out 26 basic certificates in 2020-2021.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at UA Pulaski Tech are $6,900 a year.

Online courses are available at UA Pulaski Tech, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 69% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

UA Pulaski Tech did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Computer Science Basic Certificate Schools in Arkansas list.

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#2

University of Arkansas - Fort Smith

Fort Smith, Arkansas
24 Total Awards
$13,026 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Arkansas - Fort Smith. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Computer Science Basic Certificate Schools in Arkansas list. UAFS is a medium-sized public school situated in Fort Smith, Arkansas. It awarded 24 basic certificates in 2020-2021.

UAFS undergraduate students pay an average of $13,026 in tuition and fees each year.

One thing to take note of is that UAFS does offer online classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 82% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UAFS is ranked #3 for overall quality in Arkansas.

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#3

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, Arkansas
30 Total Awards
$13,636 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s value ranking, Arkansas Tech University landed the # 3 spot on the list. ATU is located in Russellville, Arkansas and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 30 basic certificates to qualified students.

ATU undergraduate students pay an average of $13,636 in tuition and fees each year.

You may have the opportunity to take online classes at ATU. In fact, around 78% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

ATU also made our Best Computer Science Basic Certificate Schools in Arkansas list, coming in at #2.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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