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2023 Best Value Information Science Master's Degree Schools in Arkansas

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$11,270 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$75,213 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Science Master's Degree School for You

Information Science is one of the most popular subjects to study in Arkansas. With 71 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which computer science program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Computer Science Degree Search has created its Best Value Information Science Master's Degree Schools in Arkansas ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Arkansas to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for IS 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Information Science Master's Degree Colleges.

Best Arkansas Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Information Science

#1

Harding University

Searcy, AR

Our analysis found Harding University to be the best value school for information science students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Arkansas. Harding is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Searcy.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Harding are $11,080 a year.

Harding also made our Best Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list, coming in at #2.

Read full report on Information Science at Harding University

Out of the 3 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas at Little Rock landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Little Rock, UA Little Rock is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

UA Little Rock graduate students pay an average of $7,594 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Information Science at University of Arkansas at Little Rock Report

#3

Strayer University - Arkansas

Little Rock, AR

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Strayer University - Arkansas is a great value for information science students working on their master’s degree. Strayer University - Arkansas is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Little Rock.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Strayer University - Arkansas are $15,135 a year.

Read full report on Information Science at Strayer University - Arkansas

Best Value Information Science Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Louisiana 126
West Virginia 60
Georgia 413
Tennessee 11
North Carolina 224
Mississippi 1
Virginia 532
Alabama 76
Florida 404
South Carolina 117
Kentucky 106

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

IS Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Information Science 18,325

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to The Opte Project.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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