General Journalism is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #69 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Journalism Schools in Arkansas ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 230 degrees in general journalism to qualified students.
The journalism program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Journalism rankings. For our Best Overall General Journalism School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Journalism Schools in Arkansas ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the journalism degree levels they offer.
Every student who is interested in general journalism needs to look into University of Arkansas. Located in the city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #239 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UARK is a great university overall.
There were roughly 133 general journalism students who graduated with this degree at UARK in the most recent data year.
Any student pursuing a degree in general journalism has to check out University of Central Arkansas. UCA is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of Conway. A Best Colleges rank of #1428 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UCA is a great university overall.
There were about 19 general journalism students who graduated with this degree at UCA in the most recent year we have data available.
It is hard to beat Arkansas Tech University if you wish to pursue a degree in general journalism. ATU is a moderately-sized public university located in the town of Russellville. This university ranks 12th out of 36 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arkansas.
There were roughly 19 general journalism students who graduated with this degree at ATU in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student who is interested in general journalism has to check out University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. Located in the distant town of Pine Bluff, UAPB is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 34th out of 36 schools for overall quality in the state of Arkansas.
There were approximately 6 general journalism students who graduated with this degree at UAPB in the most recent data year.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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The journalism program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Journalism rankings. For our Best Overall General Journalism School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
