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2023 Best General Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Arkansas

6 Ranked Colleges
235 Degrees Awarded
$22,300 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Journalism for a Bachelor's

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Journalism for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Journalism is the 69th most popular major in the country with 11,380 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across Arkansas, there were 256 general journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 235 general journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,130 and $24,615 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Journalism for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general journalism. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general journalism programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general journalism program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Journalism for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Journalism for a Bachelor’s”.

Top 6 Best General Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Arkansas

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University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, Arkansas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Journalism for a Bachelor’s list. University of Arkansas is a large school located in Fayetteville, Arkansas that handed out 136 bachelors’s journalism degrees in 2020-2021.

UARK not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list.Of the 27,562 students enrolled at UARK, 11 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 11 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,975. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Harding University
Searcy, Arkansas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harding University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Journalism for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Searcy, Arkansas, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s journalism degrees in 2020-2021.

Harding also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 3 of the 4,617 students enrolled at Harding University were GI Bill® students, of which 2 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,932. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas at Little Rock. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Journalism for a Bachelor’s list. Little Rock, Arkansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s journalism degrees to 32 students in 2020-2021.

UA Little Rock not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list.According to our most recent data, University of Arkansas at Little Rock supports 8,899 students, and 24 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 14 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,247. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Arkansas at Little Rock]](/colleges/university-of-arkansas-at-little-rock/student-life/veterans/)

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Arkansas. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Journalism for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Conway, Arkansas, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s journalism degrees in 2020-2021.

UCA also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 528 of the 10,335 students enrolled at UCA were GI Bill® students, of which 194 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,808. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UCA offers credit for military training for eligible students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UCA Veteran Student Life Report

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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Journalism for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff landed the #5 spot on the list. UAPB is a small public school situated in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. It awarded 5 bachelors’s journalism degrees in 2020-2021.

UAPB also took the #6 spot in our “Best General Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 157 of the 2,668 students enrolled at University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff were GI Bill® students, of which 17 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,624. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UAPB]](/colleges/university-of-arkansas-at-pine-bluff/student-life/veterans/)

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Arkansas Tech University
Russellville, Arkansas

With a ranking of #6, Arkansas Tech University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Journalism for a Bachelor’s list. Arkansas Tech University is a medium-sized school located in Russellville, Arkansas that handed out 16 bachelors’s journalism degrees in 2020-2021.

ATU also made our “Best General Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list, coming in at #5.Of the 10,829 students enrolled at ATU, 67 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 32 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,775. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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