Information Technology at Arkansas Tech University

What traits are you looking for in a IT school? To help you decide if Arkansas Tech University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's IT program.

ATU is located in Russellville, Arkansas and has a total student population of 10,829. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 students received a bachelor's degree in IT from ATU.

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

ATU Information Technology Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in IT (Less Than 1 Year)
• Undergrad Certificate in IT (1 - 4 Years)
• Associate’s Degree in IT
• Bachelor’s Degree in IT
• Master’s Degree in IT

ATU Information Technology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks IT programs across the country. The following shows how ATU performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The IT major at ATU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Information Technology. 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
Best Value Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools	9
Best Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools	10
	13
Most Popular Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools	22
Best Value Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools	34
Best Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools	36
	40
Best Value Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	44
Most Popular Information Technology Associate Degree Schools	46
Most Focused Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools	54
Most Popular Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools	54
Best Value Information Technology Associate Degree Schools	56
Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools	56
	65
	76
Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	82
Most Popular Information Technology Schools	87
Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	88
Most Focused Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools	93
Most Focused Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	93
Best Value Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	98
Most Popular Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	137
Most Focused Information Technology Associate Degree Schools	163
	165
Best Value Information Technology Schools	174
Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	175
Most Focused Information Technology Schools	217
Most Focused Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	220
	251
Best Information Technology Schools	262

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in IT from ATU. This makes it the #88 most popular school for IT master’s degree candidates in the country.

IT Student Demographics at ATU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the IT majors at Arkansas Tech University.

ATU Information Technology Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 88% of IT associate's degrees went to men and 13% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in IT at ATU are white. Around 79% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Arkansas Tech University with a associate's in IT.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

ATU Information Technology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 89% of IT bachelor's degrees went to men and 11% went to women.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in IT at ATU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Arkansas Tech University with a bachelor's in IT.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

ATU Information Technology Master’s Program

Of the 8 students who earned a master's degree in Information Technology from ATU in 2020-2021, 75% were men and 25% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Arkansas Tech University with a master's in IT.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

ATU also has a doctoral program available in IT. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• General Computer & Information Sciences

Careers That IT Grads May Go Into

A degree in IT 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 Tech University.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
Software Applications Developers	3,910	$87,960
Computer Systems Analysts	3,500	$71,990
Computer and Information Systems Managers	2,360	$109,890
Systems Software Developers	1,190	$85,830
Computer Network Architects	930	$89,840

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 Valis55 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.