by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Journalism. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Journalism is a major offered under the communication and journalism program of study at University of Arkansas at Little Rock. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in journalism, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at UA Little Rock was ranked #249 on College Factual's Best Schools for journalism list. It is also ranked #4 in Arkansas.
Here are some of the other rankings for UA Little Rock.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at UA Little Rock paid an average of $625 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $217 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $6,495 | $18,750 |
| Fees | $3,017 | $3,017 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,250 | $1,250 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $9,162 | $9,162 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $6,059 | $6,059 |
Learn more about UA Little Rock tuition and fees.
If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. UA Little Rock does offer online classes in its journalism bachelor’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UA Little Rock Online Learning page.
Women made up around 65.5% of the journalism students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 66.2%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in journalism at UA Little Rock in 2019-2020, 41.4% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 34%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 6 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 14 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 6 |
Journalism students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Journalism | 29 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to journalism.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication & Media Studies | 16 |
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*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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