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2024 Best Engineering Schools in Arkansas

5 Colleges in Arkansas
1,082 Engineering Degrees Awarded
$63,796 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in engineering is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #7 out of 38 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 5 schools in Arkansas to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of engineering. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,082 degrees in engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Engineering School

Best Engineering Schools in Arkansas Your choice of engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for engineering schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Engineering Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Engineering
Master's Degrees in Engineering
Doctor's Degrees in Engineering

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 Engineering Schools in Arkansas list to help you make the college decision. 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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If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.

Best Schools for Engineering in Arkansas

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the engineering degree levels they offer.

Top Arkansas Schools in Engineering

1
UARK crest
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
749 Engineering Degrees Awarded
3.1% Growth in Graduates

University of Arkansas is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in engineering. Located in the city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #198 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UARK is a great university overall.

There were about 749 engineering students who graduated with this degree at UARK in the most recent data year. Those engineering students who get their degree from University of Arkansas receive $4,679 more than the average engineering grad.

More information about a degree in engineering from University of Arkansas

2
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Arkansas Tech University
Russellville, AR
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
101 Engineering Degrees Awarded
$62,537 Median Starting Salary

It's hard to beat Arkansas Tech University if you want to pursue a degree in engineering. ATU is a medium-sized public university located in the remote town of Russellville. This university ranks 15th out of 34 schools for overall quality in the state of Arkansas.

There were roughly 101 engineering students who graduated with this degree at ATU in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, engineering degree recipients usually earn an average of $62,537 in the first five years of their career.

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3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
34 Engineering Degrees Awarded
$51,749 Median Starting Salary

University of Arkansas at Little Rock is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in engineering. UA Little Rock is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of Little Rock. This university ranks 9th out of 34 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arkansas.

There were about 34 engineering students who graduated with this degree at UA Little Rock in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the engineering program state that they receive average early career wages of $51,749.

More information about a degree in engineering from University of Arkansas at Little Rock

4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
54 Engineering Degrees Awarded
14.8% Growth in Graduates

It's difficult to beat Harding University if you want to pursue a degree in engineering. Located in the town of Searcy, Harding is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 34 schools for overall quality in the state of Arkansas.

There were about 54 engineering students who graduated with this degree at Harding in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, engineering degree recipients usually make around $56,533 in their early careers.

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5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
62 Engineering Degrees Awarded
27.4% Growth in Graduates

A-State is a large public university located in the city of Jonesboro. A Best Colleges rank of #610 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means A-State is a great university overall.

There were about 62 engineering students who graduated with this degree at A-State in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, engineering degree recipients generally earn about $58,874 in their early careers.

More information about a degree in engineering from Arkansas State University - Main Campus

Best Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 38 5,076
West Virginia 38 990
Mississippi 38 1,512
South Carolina 38 2,300
Florida 38 8,909
Virginia 38 5,159
Alabama 37 3,827
Kentucky 37 1,332
Georgia 37 5,286
Tennessee 37 2,276
Louisiana 37 1,801

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Engineering Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 280
General Engineering 173
Electrical Engineering 162
Civil Engineering 118
Biomedical Engineering 83
Chemical Engineering 81
Industrial Engineering 70
Computer Engineering 45
Biological Engineering 39
Robotics Engineering 11

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