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Information Science at University of Arkansas at Little Rock

If you are interested in studying information science, you may want to check out the program at University of Arkansas at Little Rock. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UA Little Rock is located in Little Rock, Arkansas and approximately 8,899 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,365 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Arkansas at Little Rock in 2021, 28 of them were information science majors.

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

UA Little Rock Information Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in IS
  • Master’s Degree in IS

Online Classes Are Available at UA Little Rock

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

UA Little Rock does offer online education options in IS for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Master’s Degree

UA Little Rock Information Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the IS progam at UA Little Rock 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 IS major at UA Little Rock is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Information Science. 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
Most Popular Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools 7
Most Popular Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 55
Best Value Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 132

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in IS from UA Little Rock. This makes it the #96 most popular school for IS master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UA Little Rock IS Graduates

The median salary of IS students who receive their bachelor's degree at UA Little Rock is $39,218. This is less than $52,802, which is the national average of all IS majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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IS Student Demographics at UA Little Rock

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the IS majors at University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

UA Little Rock Information Science Bachelor’s Program

36% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 64% of IS bachelor's degrees went to men and 36% went to women. The typical IS bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% women. So female students are more repesented at UA Little Rock since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities in its IS bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Arkansas at Little Rock with a bachelor's in IS.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 10
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

UA Little Rock Information Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of IS master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Arkansas at Little Rock with a master's in IS.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 1
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

UA Little Rock also has a doctoral program available in IS. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That IS Grads May Go Into

A degree in IS 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 University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

Occupation Jobs in AR Average Salary in AR
Computer and Information Systems Managers 2,360 $109,890
Systems Software Developers 1,190 $85,830
Computer Workers 700 $73,670
Computer Science Professors 300 $69,480
Computer and Information Research Scientists 40 $95,220

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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