Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, Arkansas · Public

Of 47 assessed programs, 45 leave graduates out-earning a typical Arkansas high-school graduate (about $32,489/yr) and 2 fall short. Another 98 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$12,426
$30k to $48k	$11,165
$48k to $75k	$13,130
$75k to $110k	$14,675
$110k and up	$15,543
All families (average)	$12,970

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

47 of 145 programs could be assessed 32% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Arkansas high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	$44,342	+$11,853	clears the bar	$21,170	1.8 yrs	1,098
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$84,719	+$52,230	clears the bar	$17,650	0.3 yrs	106
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$46,907	+$14,418	clears the bar	$23,121	1.6 yrs	91
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$56,643	+$24,154	clears the bar	$20,940	0.9 yrs	83
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$46,018	+$13,529	clears the bar	$23,715	1.8 yrs	82
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$38,611	+$6,122	clears the bar	$23,395	3.8 yrs	81
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$52,624	+$20,135	clears the bar	$21,660	1.1 yrs	73
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Bachelor's Degree	$41,946	+$9,457	clears the bar	$22,000	2.3 yrs	56
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$85,509	+$53,020	clears the bar	$21,953	0.4 yrs	50
Medical Assisting	Associate's Degree	$39,348	+$6,859	clears the bar	$13,237	1.9 yrs	45
Agricultural Business and Management	Bachelor's Degree	$58,493	+$26,004	clears the bar	$16,750	0.6 yrs	43
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$35,207 1-year earnings	+$2,718	clears the bar	$25,611	9.4 yrs	43
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$43,978	+$11,489	clears the bar	$23,090	2.0 yrs	39
Practical and Vocational Nursing	Associate's Degree	$60,353	+$27,864	clears the bar	$22,365	0.8 yrs	38
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$51,021	+$18,532	clears the bar	$23,551	1.3 yrs	36
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$70,588	+$38,099	clears the bar	$19,975	0.5 yrs	35
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$49,840	+$17,351	clears the bar	$16,780	1.0 yrs	29
Criminal Justice	Associate's Degree	$48,859	+$16,370	clears the bar	$24,710	1.5 yrs	29
School Counseling	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$41,954	+$9,465	clears the bar	$29,650	3.1 yrs	24
Nursing	Associate's Degree	$74,178	+$41,689	clears the bar	$20,800	0.5 yrs	24
Homeland Security	Bachelor's Degree	$53,142	+$20,653	clears the bar	$22,372	1.1 yrs	23
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Associate's Degree	$62,571	+$30,082	clears the bar	$11,000	0.4 yrs	22
Human Development and Family Studies	Associate's Degree	$28,231	-$4,258	falls short	$20,086	insufficient data	21
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$42,344	+$9,855	clears the bar	$21,500	2.2 yrs	21
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$45,385	+$12,896	clears the bar	$23,500	1.8 yrs	20
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	$39,173	+$6,684	clears the bar	$21,250	3.2 yrs	19
Nuclear Engineering Technology/Technician	Associate's Degree	$85,543	+$53,054	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management	Bachelor's Degree	$44,868	+$12,379	clears the bar	$16,000	1.3 yrs	18
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Master's Degree	$49,760	+$17,271	clears the bar	$19,230	1.1 yrs	18
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management	Bachelor's Degree	$49,034	+$16,545	clears the bar	$23,726	1.4 yrs	18
Design	Bachelor's Degree	$32,960	+$471	clears the bar	$28,950	61.5 yrs	18
History	Bachelor's Degree	$41,065	+$8,576	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	$101,156	+$68,667	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Master's Degree	$54,368	+$21,879	clears the bar	$15,500	0.7 yrs	17
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$89,951	+$57,462	clears the bar	$16,500	0.3 yrs	17
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$62,134 1-year earnings	+$29,645	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Education, Other	Master's Degree	$48,047	+$15,558	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Homeland Security	Master's Degree	$65,382 1-year earnings	+$32,893	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Healthcare Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$42,985	+$10,496	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Education	Master's Degree	$49,039	+$16,550	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Administrative and Office Support	Associate's Degree	$31,711	-$778	falls short	$19,560	insufficient data	12
Hospitality Management	Bachelor's Degree	$43,436	+$10,947	clears the bar	$22,250	2.0 yrs	12
Special Education	Master's Degree	$50,255	+$17,766	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$66,101	+$33,612	clears the bar	$26,480	0.8 yrs	9
Business/Managerial Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$60,515	+$28,026	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Auto Repair Technology	Associate's Degree	$51,122	+$18,633	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$60,759	+$28,270	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Healthcare Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	283
Business Administration	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	126
Health Sciences	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$15,100	insufficient data	124
Practical and Vocational Nursing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	70
Precision Metalworking	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	59
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	49
Medical Assisting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	42
Computer and Information Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	38
Administrative and Office Support	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Criminal Justice	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Auto Repair Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
IT Administration and Management	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
HVAC Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Computer and Information Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Finance	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
HVAC Technology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Management Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
English	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$22,000	insufficient data	14
Homeland Security	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Healthcare Administration	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Culinary Arts	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Precision Metalworking	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Information Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
IT Administration and Management	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Cosmetology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Healthcare Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Nursing	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Human Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Geography and Cartography	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Medical Laboratory Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Computer Systems Analysis	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Music	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Finance	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Cosmetology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Electrical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Visual and Performing Arts, Other	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
History	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Statistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Psychology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Sociology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Medical Laboratory Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Communications and Media	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Engineering Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
International/Globalization Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Physical Sciences, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Area Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Journalism	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Public Relations and Advertising	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Computer and Information Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Computer Programming	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Culinary Arts	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Curriculum and Instruction	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Special Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Education, Other	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Statistics	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Interdisciplinary Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Interdisciplinary Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Interdisciplinary Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Homeland Security	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Business Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Business Administration	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Hospitality Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Management Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Management Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Marketing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($32,489/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.