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2023 Best Value Information Technology Schools in Arkansas

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$8,177 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$67,491 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Technology School for You

Information Technology is one of the most popular subjects to study in Arkansas. With 55 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 5th out of all the majors we track in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for computer science students. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Computer Science Degree Search has created the Best Value Information Technology Schools in Arkansas to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in Arkansas to see which ones offered the best value programs for IT students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Information Technology Schools in Arkansas

Check out the IT programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Arkansas Schools for Affordable Quality in Information Technology

$5,670 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College to be the best value school for information technology students who want to pursue a degree in Arkansas. UA Pulaski Tech is a small public school located in the small city of North Little Rock.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UA Pulaski Tech are $5,670 a year.

UA Pulaski Tech also made our Best Information Technology Schools in Arkansas list, coming in at #3.

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#2

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR
$9,574 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Arkansas. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Information Technology Schools in Arkansas list. UARK is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Fayetteville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UARK are $9,574 a year.

UARK did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Information Technology Schools in Arkansas list.

Full Information Technology at University of Arkansas Report

$9,563 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Central Arkansas. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Information Technology Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the small city of Conway, UCA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UCA undergraduate students pay an average of $9,563 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UCA not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Information Technology Schools in Arkansas list.

Read full report on Information Technology at University of Central Arkansas

#4

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR
$7,900 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Arkansas Tech University is a great value for information technology students. ATU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Russellville.

ATU undergraduate students pay an average of $7,900 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Information Technology at Arkansas Tech University

Best Value Information Technology Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Louisiana 85
West Virginia 758
Georgia 944
Tennessee 37
North Carolina 181
Mississippi 49
Virginia 1,707
Alabama 176
Florida 1,470
South Carolina 84
Kentucky 2,193

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

IT Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Computer & IS Security 22,829
Network & System Administration/Administrator 5,501
Information Technology Management 4,009
Computer Support Specialist 3,176
System, Networking, & LAN/WAN Management/Manager 2,077
Information Technology Project Management 2,076
Web/Multimedia Management & Webmaster 887

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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 Craig Dennis.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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