Information Systems Schools In Arkansas
Arkansas has 38 accredited information systems schools where information systems faculty who teach information systems classes can find employment. The graphs, statistics and analysis below outline the current state and the future direction of academia in information systems in the state of Arkansas, which encompasses information systems training at the following levels:
- Information Systems Certificate
- Associates degree in Information Systems
- Bachelors degree in Information Systems
- Masters degree in Information Systems
- PhD degree in Information Systems
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Professional Trends
Arkansas Vs. National Information Systems Employment
| Arkansas | 3,530 |
| National | 784,460 |
Approximately 0% of the country's information systems professionals work in Arkansas state.
Employment Growth for Information systems professionals In Arkansas
| 2,750 | 3,090 | 3,440 | 4,120 | 1,220 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
The number of information systems professionals is shrinking in Arkansas. In 2010 there were 1,530 less information systems professionals working in Arkansas than there were in 2006. Thus, in Arkansas, this field has shrunk by 56% in four years. This decline is slower than the national trend for information systems professionals which shows a 59% decrease in the number of information systems professionals working around the nation.
Information Systems VS. All Professions salaries in Arkansas
| $68,215 | $73,430 | $78,155 | $80,510 | $98,880 |
| $36,627 | $39,363 | $40,932 | $42,668 | $43,359 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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- Light Blue: Information Systems
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The salaries paid to information systems professionals are growing in Arkansas. In 2006 information systems professionals made a mean salary of $68,215 per year, and in 2010 they made $98,880 per year.
Salary percentiles for Information systems professionals in Arkansas
10th percentile |
$56,690 |
25th percentile |
$69,820 |
50th percentile |
$90,390 |
75th percentile |
$119,190 |
90th percentile |
$153,880 |
Thus, there was a 31% growth in information systems professionals' salaries. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. Within the field of information systems, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid information systems professionals earning 171% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in Arkansas state.
Average Salaries for Information systems professionals and related professions in Arkansas
Computer Networking |
$60,248 |
Computer Science |
$58,772 |
Information Systems |
$80,975 |
Information Technology |
$66,347 |
Information systems professionals in Arkansas earn, on average, more than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Information Systems programs available for each degree type for all schools in Arkansas
associate |
29 |
bachelor |
26 |
master |
8 |
doctor |
1 |
Certificate |
40 |
| Total | 104 |
As the number of information systems professionals is decreasing in Arkansas state, the number of students graduating from the 38 accredited information systems schools in Arkansas state is increasing. In 2006, 861 students graduated from information systems courses in Arkansas. And in 2010, 1,066 students graduated.
Thus there was a 24% percent increase in the number of information systems school degree or certificate graduates in Arkansas. A majority of these graduates, or 38%, graduated with a undergraduate certificate in information systems.