Computer & Information Sciences at Harding University

If you are interested in studying computer and information sciences, you may want to check out the program at Harding University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Harding is located in Searcy, Arkansas and approximately 4,617 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 57 students received a bachelor's degree in computer and information sciences from Harding.

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

Harding Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences

Online Classes Are Available at Harding

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Harding does offer online education options in computer and information sciences for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

Harding Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer and information sciences progam at Harding compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The computer and information sciences major at Harding is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer & Information Sciences. 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
Best Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	133
Most Focused Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	305
Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	398
Most Focused Computer & Information Sciences Schools	687

In 2021, 15 students received their master’s degree in computer and information sciences from Harding. This makes it the #380 most popular school for computer and information sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Computer & Information Sciences Student Demographics at Harding

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer and information sciences majors at Harding University.

Harding Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 57 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Computer & Information Sciences from Harding in 2020-2021, 86% were men and 14% were women.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer and information sciences at Harding 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 Harding University with a bachelor's in computer and information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	42
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Harding Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 15 students who earned a master's degree in Computer & Information Sciences from Harding in 2020-2021, 53% were men and 47% were women.

Of the students who received a computer and information sciences master's degree from Harding, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Harding University with a master's in computer and information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Harding also has a doctoral program available in computer and information sciences. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Computer & Information Sciences

If you plan to be a computer and information sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Harding University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science	32
Computer Information Systems	25
Information Science	15

Related Majors

• Physical Sciences
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences
• Engineering

Careers That Computer & Information Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer and information sciences 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 Harding University.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
Software Applications Developers	3,910	$87,960
Computer User Support Specialists	3,890	$42,180
Computer Systems Analysts	3,500	$71,990
Managers	3,360	$86,410
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	2,510	$65,220

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.