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2025 Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arkansas

6 Colleges in Arkansas
338 Bachelor's Degrees
$33,807 Avg Early-Career Salary
Ranked #5 in popularity, communication & media studies is one of the most sought-after bachelor's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual reviewed 6 schools in Arkansas to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of communication & media studies. Combined, these schools handed out 338 bachelor's degrees in communication & media studies to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Communication & Media Studies School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arkansas Your choice of communication & media studies for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we include a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a host of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for communication & media studies students working on their bachelor's degree.

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When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arkansas list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Communication & Media Studies in Arkansas

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for communication & media studies students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Arkansas Schools for a Bachelor's in Communications

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University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR
201 Annual Graduates
$40,095 Median Starting Salary
$26,064 Median Student Debt

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in communication & media studies needs to check out University of Arkansas. UARK is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Fayetteville.

Communication & Media Studies bachelor's degree recipients from University of Arkansas receive an earnings boost of around $6,288 above the average income of communication & media studies graduates.

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It's hard to beat Ouachita Baptist University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in communication & media studies. Ouachita Baptist is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Arkadelphia.

Bachelor's graduates who receive their degree from the communications program make about $34,574 in the first couple years of working.

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Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in communication & media studies needs to take a look at Arkansas State University - Main Campus. Located in the small city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public university with a large student population.

Communication & Media Studies bachelor's degree recipients from Arkansas State University - Main Campus receive an earnings boost of around $6,385 over the typical income of communication & media studies majors.

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University of Central Arkansas is a good decision for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in communication & media studies. Located in the small city of Conway, UCA is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.

Bachelor's students who receive their degree from the communications program make around $28,490 in the first couple years of working.

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Arkansas Tech University
Russellville, AR

Located in the remote town of Russellville, ATU is a public university with a medium-sized student population.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the communications program report average early career earnings of $30,927.

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Located in the small city of Fort Smith, UAFS is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.

Bachelor's graduates who receive their degree from the communications program make about $28,951 in their early career salary.

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Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 225 2,598
Georgia 224 680
Tennessee 220 910
North Carolina 213 2,828
Virginia 213 1,844
South Carolina 195 768
Kentucky 187 716
Alabama 184 857
Louisiana 171 765
Mississippi 169 261
West Virginia 147 132

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Communication & Media Studies is one of 5 different types of Communication & Journalism programs to choose from.

Communications Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Speech Communication 238
Communications 89
Communication & Media Studies 7
Other Communication & Media Studies 4

Related Major Annual Graduates
Journalism 186
Public Relations & Advertising 119
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 42

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