If you plan on majoring in information science, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #58 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
College Factual reviewed 3 schools in Arkansas to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of information science. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 139 degrees in information science annually.
To stay competitive in today's information technology world, employees need to have training that goes beyond traditional computer programming and IT expertise.
Gain the specialized knowledge and critical-thinking skills required to begin a career in tech with this online associate degree from Southern New Hampshire University.
The is program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Information Science rankings. For our Best Overall Information Science School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
The is school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Information Science Schools in Arkansas.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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To stay competitive in today's information technology world, employees need to have training that goes beyond traditional computer programming and IT expertise.
Gain the specialized knowledge and critical-thinking skills required to begin a career in tech with this online associate degree from Southern New Hampshire University.
The schools below may not offer all types of is degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Every student pursuing a degree in information science has to look into Harding University. Located in the distant town of Searcy, Harding is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #640 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Harding is a great university overall.
There were roughly 39 information science students who graduated from this program at Harding in the most recent data year.
Any student who is interested in information science has to take a look at University of Arkansas at Little Rock. UA Little Rock is a moderately-sized public university located in the midsize city of Little Rock. This university ranks 13th out of 36 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arkansas.
There were roughly 36 information science students who graduated from this program at UA Little Rock in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduating, is degree recipients generally earn about $48,964 at the beginning of their careers.
Grantham University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in information science. Grantham University is a small public university located in the city of LIttle Rock. This university ranks 36th out of 36 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arkansas.
There were approximately 15 information science students who graduated from this degree at Grantham University in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).