2022 Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Computer Science is the 11th most popular major in the country with 53,722 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Arkansas, there were 191 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 23 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,293 and $39,432 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in computer science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality computer science programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the computer science program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer Science (Income $0-$30k) in Arkansas

#1

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas

#1 in overall quality

$22,121 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arkansas. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $0-$30k. UARK is a public institution located in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UARK also took the #1 spot in our “Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arkansas are $22,121.

Full University of Arkansas Computer Science Report

#2

University of Central Arkansas

Conway, Arkansas

$11,648 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Arkansas landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Central Arkansas is located in Conway, Arkansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s computer science degrees to qualified students.

UCA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCA are $11,648, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Computer Science at University of Central Arkansas

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer Science (Income $0-$30k)

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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