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2023 Best Value Computer Information Systems Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arkansas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$10,238 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$55,862 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor's Degree School for You

Computer Information Systems is the most popular major in Arkansas with 570 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's computer science students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Computer Science Degree Search has created its Best Value Computer Information Systems Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arkansas ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Arkansas to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for CIS students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas

Check out the CIS bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Arkansas Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Computer Information Systems

#1

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

Our analysis found University of Arkansas to be the best value school for computer information systems students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Arkansas. Located in the small city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public college with a very large student population.

UARK undergraduate students pay an average of $9,574 in in-state tuition and fees each year. CIS majors at UARK take out an average of $27,121 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

UARK also took the #1 spot in our Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas rankings.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas - Fort Smith. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. UAFS is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Fort Smith.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UAFS are $5,754 a year. On average, CIS graduates from UAFS take out $24,511 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Arkansas State University - Main Campus is a great value for computer information systems students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at A-State are $7,130 a year. On average, CIS graduates from A-State take out $23,010 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

A-State also took the #4 spot in our Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas rankings.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Central Arkansas is a great value for computer information systems students working on their bachelor’s degree. UCA is a large public school located in the city of Conway.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UCA are $9,563 per year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, CIS graduates from UCA carry an average student debtload of $23,849.

UCA did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list.

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#5

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Arkansas Tech University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer information systems schools in Arkansas. Located in the town of Russellville, ATU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at ATU are $7,900 a year.

ATU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Arkansas at Little Rock did quite well on this year’s best value schools for computer information systems students working on their bachelor’s degree. UA Little Rock is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Little Rock.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UA Little Rock are $9,512 a year.

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#7

Harding University

Searcy, AR

Harding University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas ranking. Located in the town of Searcy, Harding is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Harding are $22,230 per year.

Harding did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list.

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Best Value Computer Information Systems Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Computer Information Systems Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Louisiana 135
West Virginia 403
Georgia 4,742
Tennessee 754
North Carolina 1,634
Mississippi 333
Virginia 3,727
Alabama 1,330
Florida 5,133
South Carolina 769
Kentucky 1,480

One of 10 majors within the computer science area of study, computer information systems has other similar majors worth exploring.

CIS Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Computer & Information Sciences 51,681
Information Technology 31,531
Informatics 2,726
Other Computer & Information Sciences 1,887
Artificial Intelligence 518
Human-Centered Technology Design 91

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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