2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Computer Information Systems in Arkansas (With Aid)

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in Arkansas For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Computer Information Systems is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 10th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 81,384 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, computer information systems graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $51,664 and had an average of $26,071 in loans still to pay off.

Across Arkansas, there were 806 computer information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,157 and $24,639 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 100 computer information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,815 and $15,092 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in Arkansas For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in computer information systems. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality computer information systems programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the computer information systems program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in Arkansas For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in Arkansas For Those Getting Aid.

Top 3 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Computer Information Systems in Arkansas (With Aid)

#1

NorthWest Arkansas Community College

Bentonville, Arkansas

#3 in overall quality

$6,574 Average Net Price

$42,682 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend NorthWest Arkansas Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in Arkansas For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Bentonville, Arkansas, this medium-sized public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified associates’s CIS students in 2019-2020.

NWACC also made our “Best Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools in Arkansas” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend NorthWest Arkansas Community College is $6,574 for arkansas associate degree cis students with aid.

Full NorthWest Arkansas Community College Computer Information Systems Report

#2

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, Arkansas

#2 in overall quality

$10,772 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in Arkansas For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas Tech University landed the #2 spot on the list. Russellville, Arkansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s CIS degrees to 29 students in 2019-2020.

ATU also made our “Best Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools in Arkansas” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $10,772 for Arkansas Associate Degree CIS students with aid per year to attend Arkansas Tech University.

Read full report on Computer Information Systems at ATU

#3

University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College

North Little Rock, Arkansas

#1 in overall quality

$12,030 Average Net Price

$42,682 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in Arkansas For Those Getting Aid. Located in North Little Rock, Arkansas, this small public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified associates’s CIS students in 2019-2020.

UA Pulaski Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools in Arkansas” list. It costs about $12,030 for Arkansas Associate Degree CIS students with aid per year to attend University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College.

Read full report on Computer Information Systems at University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Computer Information Systems in the Southeast Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Computer Information Systems (With Aid)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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