by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in Arkansas” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
General Journalism is the 69th most popular major in the country with 11,380 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Arkansas, there were 256 general journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 21 general journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,270 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in Arkansas” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general journalism. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general journalism.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in Arkansas” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in Arkansas”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas at Little Rock. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in Arkansas list. University of Arkansas at Little Rock is located in Little Rock, Arkansas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 masters’s journalism degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arkansas. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in Arkansas. UARK is a public institution located in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on General Journalism at University of Arkansas
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas State University - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Arkansas State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Jonesboro, Arkansas. It awarded 3 masters’s journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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