by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended IT Major in Arkansas” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Information Technology is the 42nd most popular major in the country with 40,555 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, information technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $46,525 and had an average of $26,794 in loans still to pay off.
Across Arkansas, there were 101 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $67,491 and $32,810 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended IT Major in Arkansas” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in information technology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular information technology programs in the United States.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended IT Major in Arkansas”.
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended IT Major in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas Tech University landed the #1 spot on the list. Russellville, Arkansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s IT degrees to 26 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended IT Major in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, John Brown University landed the #2 spot on the list. John Brown University is located in Siloam Springs, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 ’s IT degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Information Technology at John Brown University
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended IT Major in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Arkansas landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Central Arkansas is located in Conway, Arkansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 ’s IT degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National Park College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended IT Major in Arkansas list. National Park College is a small school located in Hot Springs, Arkansas that handed out 7 ’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Information Technology at National Park College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arkansas State University - Mountain Home. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended IT Major in Arkansas list. Arkansas State University - Mountain Home is located in Mountain Home, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 ’s IT degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Information Technology at Arkansas State University - Mountain Home
With a ranking of #6, Southeast Arkansas College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended IT Major in Arkansas list. Southeast Arkansas College is a small school located in Pine Bluff, Arkansas that handed out 0 ’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
North Arkansas College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended IT Major in Arkansas list. Located in Harrison, Arkansas, this small public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified ’s IT students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Information Technology at North Arkansas College
Strayer University - Arkansas ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended IT Major in Arkansas list. Strayer University - Arkansas is located in Little Rock, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s IT degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Information Technology at Strayer University - Arkansas
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