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2022 Best Value Journalism Schools in Arkansas For Those Getting Aid

9 Ranked Colleges
259 Degrees Awarded
$14,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Journalism Schools in Arkansas For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Journalism Schools in Arkansas For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Journalism is the 62nd most popular major in the country with 14,528 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, journalism graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $31,042 and had an average of $24,628 in loans still to pay off.

Across Arkansas, there were 259 journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,867 and $27,193 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Journalism Schools in Arkansas For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in journalism. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent journalism programs, but they also cost less that 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 journalism program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Journalism Schools in Arkansas For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Journalism Schools in Arkansas For Those Getting Aid.

Top 9 Best Value Colleges for Journalism in Arkansas (With Aid)

#1

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Journalism Schools in Arkansas For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas landed the #1 spot on the list. Fayetteville, Arkansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s journalism degrees to 129 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 Journalism Schools in Arkansas” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UARK is $16,381 for Arkansas Journalism students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Journalism at UARK

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas at Little Rock. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Journalism Schools in Arkansas For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Little Rock, Arkansas, this medium-sized public school handed out 43 diplomas to qualified ’s journalism students in 2019-2020.

UA Little Rock not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Journalism Schools in Arkansas” list. It costs about $14,906 for Arkansas Journalism students with aid per year to attend University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

Read more about Journalism at UA Little Rock

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Journalism Schools in Arkansas For Those Getting Aid list. University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff is a small school located in Pine Bluff, Arkansas that handed out 17 ’s journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

UAPB also took the #8 spot in our “Best Journalism Schools in Arkansas” ranking. It costs about $12,320 for Arkansas Journalism students with aid per year to attend UAPB.

Read full report on Journalism at University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Journalism Schools in Arkansas For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Arkansas landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Conway, Arkansas, this fairly large public school awarded 20 diplomas to qualified ’s journalism students in 2019-2020.

UCA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Journalism Schools in Arkansas” list. The yearly cost to attend UCA is $15,376 for Arkansas Journalism students with aid.

Read more about Journalism at University of Central Arkansas

#5

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, Arkansas

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Journalism Schools in Arkansas For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas Tech University landed the #5 spot on the list. Russellville, Arkansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s journalism degrees to 27 students in 2019-2020.

ATU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Journalism Schools in Arkansas” list. It costs about $10,772 for arkansas journalism students with aid per year to attend ATU.

Read more about Journalism at ATU

#6

Harding University

Searcy, Arkansas

Harding University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Journalism Schools in Arkansas For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. Harding University is located in Searcy, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 ’s journalism degrees to qualified students.

Harding also made our “Best Journalism Schools in Arkansas” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for Harding University is $19,375 for Arkansas Journalism students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Harding University Journalism Report

#7

Henderson State University

Arkadelphia, Arkansas

Henderson State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Journalism Schools in Arkansas For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. Arkadelphia, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s journalism degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

Henderson State University also made our “Best Journalism Schools in Arkansas” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $10,270 for arkansas journalism students with aid per year to attend Henderson State University.

Read full report on Journalism at Henderson State University

Arkansas State University - Main Campus landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Journalism Schools in Arkansas For Those Getting Aid ranking. A-State is located in Jonesboro, Arkansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 ’s journalism degrees to qualified students.

A-State also took the #6 spot in our “Best Journalism Schools in Arkansas” ranking. The yearly cost to attend A-State is $13,406 for arkansas journalism students with aid.

Read more about Journalism at Arkansas State University - Main Campus

Southern Arkansas University Main Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Journalism Schools in Arkansas For Those Getting Aid list. Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a public institution located in Magnolia, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Southern Arkansas University Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Journalism Schools in Arkansas” list. The yearly cost to attend Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is $14,270 for Arkansas Journalism students with aid.

Full Southern Arkansas University Main Campus Journalism Report

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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