Data Processing at Arkansas State University - Main Campus

If you plan to study data processing, take a look at what Arkansas State University - Main Campus has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

A-State is located in Jonesboro, Arkansas and has a total student population of 13,106. Of the 42 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Arkansas State University - Main Campus in 2021, 18 of them were data processing majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Data Processing section at the bottom of this page.

A-State Data Processing Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Data Processing

A-State Data Processing Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks data processing programs across the country. The following shows how A-State performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The data processing major at A-State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Data Processing. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Data Processing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	4
Most Focused Data Processing Graduate Certificate Schools	4
Most Popular Data Processing Graduate Certificate Schools	4
Best Value Data Processing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	5
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Best Data Processing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	6
Most Focused Data Processing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	8
Best Data Processing Schools	29
Best Value Data Processing Schools	31
Most Popular Data Processing Schools	31
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Most Focused Data Processing Schools	65

How Much Do Data Processing Graduates from A-State Make?

The median salary of data processing students who receive their bachelor's degree at A-State is $39,432. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $46,032 for all data processing students.

Data Processing Student Demographics at A-State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the data processing majors at Arkansas State University - Main Campus.

A-State Data Processing Bachelor’s Program

Of the 18 data processing students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from A-State, about 72% were men and 28% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Arkansas State University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in data processing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

A-State also has a doctoral program available in data processing. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Data Processing

The following data processing concentations are available at Arkansas State University - Main Campus. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Arkansas State University - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Data Processing Technology	18

Related Majors

• Computer Information Systems

Careers That Data Processing Grads May Go Into

A degree in data processing can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for AR, the home state for Arkansas State University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
Computer Workers	700	$73,670
Computer Operators	290	$35,300

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Brandonrush under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.