2022 Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 121,387 people earned their degree in communication and journalism, making the major the 11th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, communication and journalism graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $32,549 and had an average of $24,893 in loans still to pay off.

Across Arkansas, there were 919 communication and journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,236 and $25,915 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 81 communication and journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,293 and $39,432 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in communication and journalism. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great communication and journalism programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the communication and journalism program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism in Arkansas

#1

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas

#1 in overall quality

$22,121 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arkansas. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas. Located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, this large public school handed out 16 diplomas to qualified masters’s communication and journalism students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UARK, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arkansas are $22,121, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at University of Arkansas

#2

Arkansas State University - Main Campus

Jonesboro, Arkansas

#2 in overall quality

$11,586 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arkansas State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas list. Jonesboro, Arkansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s communication and journalism degrees to 39 students in 2019-2020.

A-State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at A-State are $11,586.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at A-State

#3

University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Little Rock, Arkansas

#3 in overall quality

$14,884 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arkansas at Little Rock. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas. Located in Little Rock, Arkansas, this medium-sized public school handed out 23 degrees to qualified masters’s communication and journalism students in 2019-2020.

UA Little Rock also made our “Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arkansas at Little Rock are $14,884.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at UA Little Rock

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Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Josh Hallett.

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