2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Information Science (Income $30-$48k) in Arkansas

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 IS Schools for an Associate in Arkansas For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Information Science is the 56th most popular major in the country with 18,368 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 14 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,815 and $15,092 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality information science programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the information science program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value IS Schools for an Associate in Arkansas For Those Making $30-$48k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value IS Schools for an Associate in Arkansas For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value IS Schools for an Associate in Arkansas For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 1 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Information Science (Income $30-$48k) in Arkansas

#1

Arkansas State University - Mountain Home

Mountain Home, Arkansas

#1 in overall quality

$10,657 Average Net Price

$24,421 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value IS Schools for an Associate in Arkansas For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas State University - Mountain Home landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Mountain Home, Arkansas, and it awarded 8 associates’s IS degrees in 2019-2020.

ASUMH not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Information Science Associate Degree Schools in Arkansas” list. The estimated yearly cost for ASUMH is $10,657 for Arkansas Associate Degree IS students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Information Science at Arkansas State University - Mountain Home

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Information Science (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Information Science (Income $30-$48k)

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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