Journalism is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #69 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
College Factual reviewed 4 schools in Arkansas to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of journalism. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 238 degrees in journalism annually.
The journalism program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Journalism rankings. We derive our Best Overall Journalism School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Journalism Schools in Arkansas list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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.
University of Arkansas is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in journalism. UARK is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Fayetteville. A Best Colleges rank of #239 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UARK is a great university overall.
There were approximately 133 journalism students who graduated with this degree at UARK in the most recent data year. Journalism degree recipients from University of Arkansas receive an earnings boost of about $2,231 over the average income of journalism graduates.
It is hard to beat University of Central Arkansas if you wish to pursue a degree in journalism. Located in the small city of Conway, UCA is a public university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #1428 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UCA is a great university overall.
There were approximately 19 journalism students who graduated with this degree at UCA in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the journalism program make around $31,911 in their early career salary.
Arkansas Tech University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in journalism. Located in the town of Russellville, ATU is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 12th out of 36 schools for overall quality in the state of Arkansas.
There were about 19 journalism students who graduated with this degree at ATU in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the journalism program state that they receive average early career wages of $32,183.
Any student who is interested in journalism has to check out University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. UAPB is a small public university located in the town of Pine Bluff. This university ranks 34th out of 36 schools for overall quality in the state of Arkansas.
There were approximately 6 journalism students who graduated with this degree at UAPB in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the journalism program make about $27,259 in the first couple years of working.
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 Journalism rankings. We derive our Best Overall Journalism School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
