General Information Science at University of Arkansas at Little Rock

If you are interested in studying general information science, you may want to check out the program at University of Arkansas at Little Rock. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UA Little Rock is located in Little Rock, Arkansas and approximately 8,899 students attend the school each year. Of the 78 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Arkansas at Little Rock in 2021, 28 of them were general information science majors.

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

UA Little Rock General Information Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Science
• Master’s Degree in Information Science

Online Classes Are Available at UA Little Rock

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UA Little Rock offers distance education options for information science at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UA Little Rock General Information Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks information science programs across the country. The following shows how UA Little Rock performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The information science major at UA Little Rock is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Information Science. 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 Focused General Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools	6
Most Popular General Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools	7
Best Value General Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools	21
	30
Best General Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools	31
Most Popular General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	55
Best Value General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	79
Most Popular General Information Science Schools	80
Most Focused General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	81
Most Popular General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	95
	95
Most Focused General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	101
Best General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	108
Most Focused General Information Science Schools	124
Best Value General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	132
	135
Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	143
Best Value General Information Science Schools	187
	205
Best General Information Science Schools	218

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in information science from UA Little Rock. This makes it the #96 most popular school for information science master’s degree candidates in the country.

Information Science Student Demographics at UA Little Rock

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the information science majors at University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

UA Little Rock General Information Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 64% of information science bachelor's degrees went to men and 36% went to women. The typical information science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% women. So female students are more repesented at UA Little Rock since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities in its information science bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Arkansas at Little Rock with a bachelor's in information science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UA Little Rock General Information Science Master’s Program

Of the 6 students who graduated with a master’s in information science from UA Little Rock in 2021, 100% were men and 0% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Arkansas at Little Rock with a master's in information science.

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

UA Little Rock also has a doctoral program available in information science. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Information Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in information science 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 University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
Computer and Information Systems Managers	2,360	$109,890
Systems Software Developers	1,190	$85,830
Computer Workers	700	$73,670
Computer Science Professors	300	$69,480
Computer and Information Research Scientists	40	$95,220

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 Ualrcomm under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.