Arkansas Tech University
Russellville, Arkansas
- Public technical or community college
- Public
- Town
- 5,388 students
What you can study
Programs this school reported awarding, with how many students finished one in the latest year. Where the federal data has it, we show what this school's graduates earned a year after finishing (for graduates from a few years back, so a program can show earnings even if few finished recently). The national figure is for everyone who finished that kind of program anywhere.
Agriculture and horticulture
- Agricultural Business and ManagementBachelor's degree · 35 finishedGraduates here earned $44,705 a year after finishingNationally: $54,084
Auto, diesel and aircraft mechanic
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 69 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,278
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 17 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,683
Bookkeeping and accounting
- Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's degree · 15 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $60,798
Carpentry and construction
- Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionCertificate · 15 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,572
Child care and early education
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,866
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's degree · 67 finishedGraduates here earned $41,181 a year after finishingNationally: $44,159
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 33 finishedGraduates here earned $26,138 a year after finishingNationally: $29,763
Clinical lab technician
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCertificate · 14 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,692
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsBachelor's degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $69,014
Computers and IT
- Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralCertificate · 48 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $44,167
- Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 62 finishedGraduates here earned $41,364 a year after finishingNationally: $43,763
- Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's degree · 39 finishedGraduates here earned $53,797 a year after finishingNationally: $70,762
- Computer ProgrammingCertificate · 98 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,650
- Information Science/StudiesCertificate · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $49,800
- Computer Systems AnalysisBachelor's degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $65,104
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementAssociate degree · 17 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,417
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementBachelor's degree · 12 finishedGraduates here earned $48,428 a year after finishingNationally: $69,677
Cosmetology and barbering
- Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCertificate · 13 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $23,574
- Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesAssociate degree · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $23,214
Culinary arts
- Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCertificate · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,130
EMT, surgical tech and imaging
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate · 62 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,124
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree · 25 finishedGraduates here earned $59,549 a year after finishingNationally: $61,169
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBachelor's degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $69,634
Engineering technology
- Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 38 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $49,355
- Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 29 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $63,717
- Nuclear Engineering Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · 20 finishedGraduates here earned $67,610 a year after finishingNationally: $76,642
Graphic and applied design
- Design and Applied ArtsCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,047
- Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's degree · 36 finishedGraduates here earned $30,147 a year after finishingNationally: $39,422
HVAC and refrigeration
- Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Certificate · 57 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,278
- Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Associate degree · 11 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,589
Medical assisting and pharmacy tech
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate · 68 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,268
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate degree · 36 finishedGraduates here earned $39,343 a year after finishingNationally: $40,233
Medical billing and office
- Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate · 365 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,067
- Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate degree · 27 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,452
- Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's degree · 9 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $50,300
Office and business support
- Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCertificate · 33 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,026
- Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesAssociate degree · 19 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,369
Pilot and air transportation
- Air TransportationCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,972
Police, fire and corrections
- Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCertificate · 26 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,215
- Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate degree · 46 finishedGraduates here earned $37,198 a year after finishingNationally: $40,997
- Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's degree · 39 finishedGraduates here earned $41,471 a year after finishingNationally: $43,365
Practical nursing and nursing assistant
- Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate · 136 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $50,533
- Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsAssociate degree · 37 finishedGraduates here earned $46,677 a year after finishingNationally: $58,618
Registered nursing
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate degree · 23 finishedGraduates here earned $77,198 a year after finishingNationally: $75,149
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's degree · 88 finishedGraduates here earned $71,890 a year after finishingNationally: $84,093
Welding and machining
- Precision Metal WorkingCertificate · 77 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,421
- Precision Metal WorkingAssociate degree · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,947
Other programs (24)
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate · 137 finishedGraduates here earned $47,428 a year afterNationally: $44,510
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate degree · 145 finishedGraduates here earned $47,297 a year afterNationally: $41,208
- Communication and Media StudiesCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $35,276
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $39,441
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsCertificate · 4 finishedNationally: $43,067
- Finance and Financial Management ServicesCertificate · 8 finishedNationally: $51,339
- Finance and Financial Management ServicesAssociate degree · 10 finishedNationally: $42,478
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralCertificate · 111 finishedNationally: $37,910
- Health/Medical Preparatory ProgramsCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $34,451
- Homeland SecurityCertificate · 15 finishedNationally: $51,940
- Hospitality Administration/ManagementCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $41,933
- Human Services, GeneralAssociate degree · 7 finishedNationally: $32,008
- Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity StudiesCertificate · 0 finished
- JournalismCertificate · 7 finishedNationally: $41,024
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate degree · 1,390 finishedGraduates here earned $35,777 a year afterNationally: $34,134
- Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and ServicesCertificate · 5 finishedNationally: $40,010
- Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsCertificate · 3 finishedNationally: $66,894
- MathematicsCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $60,812
- Physical Science Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $57,582
- Psychology, GeneralCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $39,736
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationCertificate · 13 finishedNationally: $42,034
- StatisticsCertificate · 2 finished
- Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign LanguageCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $35,081
- Visual and Performing Arts, OtherCertificate · 1 finishedNationally: $32,130
What it really costs
Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $11,332per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $22,295sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $8,901Source: College Scorecard
- Students with federal loans
- 25%Source: College Scorecard
How students do
- Finish their program
- 45%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $40,8776 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings, later
- $46,00810 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at completion
- $20,000federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Arkansas Tech University, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. Program earnings cover graduates who received federal student aid. We last pulled the data on November 5, 2026.
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