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2023 Best Value Computer Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arkansas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$15,902 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$65,643 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Science Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 168 degrees and certificates were awarded to computer science students who went to a Arkansas college or university. This makes it the #48 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Computer Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arkansas ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in Arkansas to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for compsci students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Computer Science Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Best Arkansas Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Computer Science

#1

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

Our 2023 rankings named University of Arkansas the best value school in Arkansas for computer science students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UARK are $9,574 a year. On average, compsci graduates from UARK take out $20,779 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

UARK also took the #1 spot in our Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas rankings.

Full Computer Science at University of Arkansas Report

#2

Harding University

Searcy, AR

Out of the 2 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Harding University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Searcy, Harding is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Harding are $22,230 a year.

Harding did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list.

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Best Value Computer Science Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Computer Science Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 1,408
Virginia 693
North Carolina 2,948
Florida 532
Tennessee 820
Kentucky 103
South Carolina 95
Louisiana 675
Alabama 203
Mississippi 93
West Virginia 103

One of 10 majors within the area of study, computer science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to CompSci

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Information Technology 40,555
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Negative Space.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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