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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism (Income $30-$48k) in Arkansas

3 Ranked Colleges
22 Degrees Awarded
$16,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master's in Arkansas For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

General Journalism is the 58th most popular major in the country with 12,336 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Arkansas, there were 252 general journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 22 general journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,293 and $39,432 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general journalism. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general journalism programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general journalism program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $30-$48k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for arkansas master’s degree journalism students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism (Income $30-$48k) in Arkansas

#1

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Arkansas is a public institution located in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our arkansas master’s degree journalism students whose families make $30-$48k list, UARK has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General 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 General Journalism at University of Arkansas

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Arkansas State University - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Jonesboro, Arkansas that handed out 3 masters’s journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

A-State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best General Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at A-State are $11,586, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Journalism at A-State

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas at Little Rock landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Little Rock, Arkansas, this medium-sized public school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified masters’s journalism students in 2019-2020.

UA Little Rock also made our “Best General Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at UA Little Rock are $14,884, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General 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.

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