2024 Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Information Technology in Arkansas
3Colleges
53,692Bachelor's Degrees
$17,932Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Value Information Technology School for You
Information Technology is the #86 most popular major in Arkansas with 53,692 bachelor's degrees awarded in 2021-2022. This means that of the 5,415,716 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 1.0% were from a college or university in the state.
For this year's Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Information Technology in Arkansas ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a bachelor's in it. When talking about the 'best value', we do not simply mean those with the lowest price. We are more focused on it schools that offer a high quality education at a price lower that other schools of similar academic excellence.
When calculating average cost, we take tuition, fees, room and board, books and supplies, and other related expenses into account. We then subtract the average financial aid award. The is meant to give you an idea of how much money you'll need to pay out-of-pocket through loans, external scholarships, or other methods. Your cost may be different from the average one, depending on your income and other factors.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Value IT Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you.
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Featured Information Technology Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
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.
Arkansas Tech University comes in at #1 in this year's ranking. ATU is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Russellville. In addition to being on our best value list, ATU has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Information Technology Schools in Arkansas ranking.
It takes about 4.5 years for the average student at ATU to complete their degree, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $17,268. Putting this cost and the average time to graduate together, we find that the average amount you’ll pay to get a bachelor’s degree from ATU is $77,361. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.
University of Central Arkansas landed the #2 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value information technology schools. Located in the city of Conway, UCA is a public school with a moderately-sized student population. UCA also made our Best Information Technology Schools in Arkansas list, coming in at #2.
The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at UCA is 4.4 years, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $18,595. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from UCA be around $82,562. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
Our rankings recognize Grantham University as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Grantham University is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of LIttle Rock. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Grantham University, the school also landed the #3 rank in our Best Information Technology Schools in Arkansas ranking.
When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.
One of 10 majors within the Computer & Information Sciences area of study, Information Technology has other similar majors worth exploring.
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).
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