2022 Best Value Colleges for Information Science 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 IS Schools in Arkansas For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 18,368 people earned their degree in information science, making the major the 56th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, information science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $58,848 and had an average of $32,600 in loans still to pay off.

Across Arkansas, there were 120 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $65,300 and $55,909 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value IS Schools in Arkansas For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in information science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent information science programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the information science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value IS Schools in Arkansas For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value IS Schools in Arkansas For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Information Science in Arkansas (With Aid)

#1

University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Little Rock, Arkansas

#1 in overall quality

$14,906 Average Net Price

$38,241 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas at Little Rock. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value IS Schools in Arkansas For Those Getting Aid list. University of Arkansas at Little Rock is located in Little Rock, Arkansas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 62 ’s IS degrees to qualified students.

UA Little Rock did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Information Science Schools in Arkansas” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Arkansas at Little Rock is $14,906 for Arkansas IS students with aid.

Read more about Information Science at UA Little Rock

#2

Arkansas State University - Mountain Home

Mountain Home, Arkansas

#2 in overall quality

$10,259 Average Net Price

$19,400 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arkansas State University - Mountain Home. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value IS Schools in Arkansas For Those Getting Aid list. ASUMH is located in Mountain Home, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 ’s IS degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASUMH, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Information Science Schools in Arkansas” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Arkansas State University - Mountain Home is $10,259 for Arkansas IS students with aid.

Read full report on Information Science at Arkansas State University - Mountain Home

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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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