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. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in Arkansas” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 254,454 computer and information sciences students received their degree, making the major the 6th most popular in the country. In 2019-2020, computer and information sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $52,893 and had an average of $27,324 in loans still to pay off.
Across Arkansas, there were 1,336 computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,451 and $26,966 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 199 computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,270 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in Arkansas” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in computer and information sciences. That schools that top this list have a program in computer and information sciences in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for arkansas master’s degree computer & information sciences students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Arkansas University Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in Arkansas list. Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a small school located in Magnolia, Arkansas that handed out 85 masters’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Strayer University - Arkansas. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in Arkansas. Strayer University - Arkansas is a private for-profit institution located in Little Rock, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, John Brown University landed the #3 spot on the list. JBU is located in Siloam Springs, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 masters’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in Arkansas list. This small school is located in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, and it awarded 7 masters’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Harding University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in Arkansas. Located in Searcy, Arkansas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified masters’s computer and information sciences students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Arkansas at Little Rock did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in Arkansas ranking, coming in at #6. This medium-sized school is located in Little Rock, Arkansas, and it awarded 21 masters’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of Central Arkansas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in Arkansas ranking, coming in at #7. Conway, Arkansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s computer and information sciences degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Central Arkansas Computer & Information Sciences Report
Arkansas State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in Arkansas ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Jonesboro, Arkansas, this fairly large public school handed out 28 diplomas to qualified masters’s computer and information sciences students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Arkansas State University - Main Campus Computer & Information Sciences Report
With a ranking of #9, Arkansas Tech University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in Arkansas list. ATU is a medium-sized public school situated in Russellville, Arkansas. It awarded 8 masters’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Arkansas came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in Arkansas ranking. UARK is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 masters’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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