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Best Digital Forensics Schools Near Siloam Springs, AR (2026)
Updated September 7, 2026BLS dataCollege ScorecardOn this page
Siloam Springs, Arkansas has 1 accredited school offering digital forensics programs, with tuition ranging from $7,810 to $21,551 per year for indexed programs. Siloam Springs has a population of about 18,096. Median household income is $65,725 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 27.1% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR metro area, the top-earning digital forensics-related role is Information Security Analysts at a median $106,200 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Closest Digital Forensics Schools to Siloam Springs
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer digital forensics programs near Siloam Springs, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Siloam Springs city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.
Siloam Springs is part of the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR metro area (BLS area code 22220). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Arkansas statewide.
Occupation
Median Wage
Source
COL-Adjusted (US=100)
Information Security Analysts
$106,200
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR
$116,193
Computer Occupations, All Other
$64,820
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR
$70,919
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
$61,300
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR
$67,068
Forensic Science Technicians
$44,670
AR statewide
$48,873
Computer Systems Analysts
$94,860
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR
$103,786
Computer Network Support Specialists
$62,330
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR
$68,195
Private Detectives and Investigators
$47,750
AR statewide
$52,243
Network and Computer Systems Administrators
$86,530
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR
$94,672
Source: BLS, May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes wage data at the metro (MSA) and state level – not by individual city.
Siloam Springs at a Glance
Metric
Value
Source
Population
18,096
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003)
Median household income
$65,725
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013)
Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+
27.1%
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003)
Regional Price Parity (US=100)
91.4 (below U.S. average)
BEA RPP 2024
Other Siloam Springs-Area Cities With Digital Forensics Programs
How many accredited digital forensics schools are near Siloam Springs, AR?
Our directory has 1 accredited schools offering digital forensics programs near Siloam Springs. The closest is Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, OK (30.4 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is Northeastern State University (30.4 miles). 1 of the highlighted schools is flagged as offering distance education.
What are the highest-paying digital forensics roles near Siloam Springs?
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying digital forensics-related roles near Siloam Springs are: Information Security Analysts ($106,200), Computer Systems Analysts ($94,860), Network and Computer Systems Administrators ($86,530). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Arkansas statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Should I look at programs in Bentonville instead of Siloam Springs?
Bentonville, AR is 20.7 miles from Siloam Springs and has its own set of local digital forensics programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.
Is Siloam Springs an affordable place to study digital forensics?
Siloam Springs’s median household income of $65,725 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Siloam Springs while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and Arkansas public universities often offer reduced in-state online tuition.
How do I verify a program is accredited?
Confirm institutional accreditation via the U.S. Department of Education database (U.S. Dept. of Education database), and check for any program-specific accreditation listed by the school.
Data verified: September 7, 2026.
Salary, employment, and tuition figures on this page are sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS May 2025; Employment Projections 2024–2034) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2023 cohort). The source agency and data year are cited inline with every statistic.