2025 Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools in Arkansas
6Colleges in Arkansas
1,642Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Awarded
$63,174Avg Early-Career Salary
Computer & Information Sciences is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #6 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in Arkansas to determine which ones were the best for computer & information sciences students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,642 degrees in computer & information sciences annually.
Choosing a Great Computer & Information Sciences School
The computer & information sciences program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Computer & Information Sciences rankings. We derive our Best Overall Computer & Information Sciences School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Computer & Information Sciences Rankings by Degree Level
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools in Arkansas list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Computer & Information Sciences in Arkansas
The schools below may not offer all types of computer & information sciences degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Top Arkansas Schools in Computer & Information Sciences
University of Arkansas is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in computer & information sciences. UARK is a very large public university located in the city of Fayetteville. A Best Colleges rank of #239 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UARK is a great university overall.
There were approximately 155 computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at UARK in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the computer & information sciences program state that they receive average early career earnings of $60,776.
Harding University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in computer & information sciences. Harding is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Searcy. A Best Colleges rank of #640 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Harding is a great university overall.
There were about 91 computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at Harding in the most recent year we have data available. Those computer & information sciences students who get their degree from Harding University receive $14,867 more than the average computer & information sciences student.
It's difficult to beat Arkansas Tech University if you wish to pursue a degree in computer & information sciences. Located in the town of Russellville, ATU is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 12th out of 36 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arkansas.
There were roughly 151 computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at ATU in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the computer & information sciences program make an average of $45,904 in the first couple years of working.
University of Arkansas at Little Rock is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in computer & information sciences. Located in the city of Little Rock, UA Little Rock is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 13th out of 36 schools for overall quality in the state of Arkansas.
There were roughly 119.99999999999999 computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at UA Little Rock in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the computer & information sciences program make around $51,778 in the first couple years of their career.
Located in the city of Conway, UCA is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #1428 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UCA is a great university overall.
There were about 84 computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at UCA in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the computer & information sciences program earn around $57,912 in their early career salary.
Located in the city of LIttle Rock, Grantham University is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 36th out of 36 schools for overall quality in the state of Arkansas.
There were roughly 150 computer & information sciences students who graduated from this program at Grantham University in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the computer & information sciences program make about $59,915 in the first couple years of their career.
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).
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