Information Technology at Arkansas Tech University

Every information technology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the IT program at Arkansas Tech University stacks up to those at other schools.

ATU is located in Russellville, Arkansas and approximately 10,829 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students received a bachelor's degree in IT from ATU.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Information Technology section at the bottom of this page.

ATU Information Technology Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in IT
• Bachelor’s Degree in IT

ATU Information Technology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the IT progam at ATU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The IT major at ATU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Information Technology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	387

IT Student Demographics at ATU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the IT majors at Arkansas Tech University.

ATU Information Technology Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 78% of IT associate's degrees went to men and 22% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in IT at ATU are white. Around 89% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Arkansas Tech University with a associate's in IT.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

ATU Information Technology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 17 IT students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from ATU, about 76% were men and 24% were women. The typical IT bachelor's degree program is made up of only 22% women. So female students are more repesented at ATU since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in IT at ATU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Arkansas Tech University with a bachelor's in IT.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

ATU also has a doctoral program available in IT. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Computer Systems Analysis
• Computer Information Systems

Careers That IT Grads May Go Into

A degree in IT can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for AR, the home state for Arkansas Tech University.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
Computer User Support Specialists	3,890	$42,180
Managers	3,360	$86,410
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	2,510	$65,220
Computer and Information Systems Managers	2,360	$109,890
Computer Network Support Specialists	1,770	$46,170

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Valis55 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.