Computer Science at University of Arkansas

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

UARK is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas and approximately 27,562 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 88 compsci majors received their bachelor's degree from UARK.

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

UARK Computer Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CompSci
• Master’s Degree in CompSci

UARK Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the compsci progam at UARK compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 compsci major at UARK is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer 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
	32
	42
Best Value Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	46
	59
Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	63
Best Value Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	77
Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	79
Best Computer Science Schools	93
Most Popular Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	110
Best Value Computer Science Schools	121
Most Popular Computer Science Schools	141
Most Popular Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	206
Most Focused Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	242
Most Focused Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	436
Most Focused Computer Science Schools	520

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in compsci from UARK. This makes it the #206 most popular school for compsci master’s degree candidates in the country.

CompSci Student Demographics at UARK

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

UARK Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 88 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from UARK in 2020-2021, 86% were men and 14% were women.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in compsci at UARK 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 University of Arkansas with a bachelor's in compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	56
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UARK Computer Science Master’s Program

Of the 7 students who graduated with a master’s in compsci from UARK in 2021, 100% were men and 0% were women.

Of the students who received a compsci master's degree from UARK, 57% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

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

Concentrations Within Computer Science

Computer Science majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Arkansas. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science	95

Related Majors

• Information Technology
• Computer Information Systems

Careers That CompSci Grads May Go Into

A degree in compsci 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.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
Software Applications Developers	3,910	$87,960
Computer and Information Systems Managers	2,360	$109,890
Computer Programmers	1,910	$71,540
Computer Network Support Specialists	1,770	$46,170
Systems Software Developers	1,190	$85,830

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.