Journalism is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #69 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 6 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Journalism Schools in Arkansas ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 266 degrees in journalism during the 2020-2021 academic year.
The journalism program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Journalism rankings. We derive our Best Overall Journalism School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Journalism Schools in Arkansas list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the journalism degree levels they offer.
University of Arkansas is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in journalism. UARK is a fairly large public university located in the city of Fayetteville. A Best Colleges rank of #198 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UARK is a great university overall.
There were about 146 journalism students who graduated with this degree at UARK in the most recent data year. Those journalism students who get their degree from University of Arkansas make $5,603 more than the standard journalism grad.
It is hard to beat Harding University if you wish to pursue a degree in journalism. Harding is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Searcy. A Best Colleges rank of #618 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Harding is a great university overall.
There were about 12 journalism students who graduated with this degree at Harding in the most recent year we have data available. Journalism degree recipients from Harding University get an earnings boost of approximately $3,150 over the typical income of journalism majors.
It's hard to beat University of Central Arkansas if you want to pursue a degree in journalism. Located in the small city of Conway, UCA is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 6th out of 34 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arkansas.
There were approximately 22 journalism students who graduated with this degree at UCA in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the journalism program report average early career earnings of $30,505.
It is difficult to beat Arkansas State University - Main Campus if you wish to pursue a degree in journalism. Located in the small city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #610 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means A-State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 10 journalism students who graduated with this degree at A-State in the most recent data year.
Any student who is interested in journalism needs to check out University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Located in the midsize city of Little Rock, UA Little Rock is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 9th out of 34 schools for overall quality in the state of Arkansas.
There were roughly 40 journalism students who graduated with this degree at UA Little Rock in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the town of Russellville, ATU is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 15th out of 34 schools for overall quality in the state of Arkansas.
There were about 16 journalism students who graduated with this degree at ATU in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the journalism program make an average of $25,577 for their early career.
Located in the city of Pine Bluff, UAPB is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 28th out of 34 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arkansas.
There were about 5 journalism students who graduated with this degree at UAPB in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the journalism program report average early career income of $27,394.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
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The journalism program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Journalism rankings. We derive our Best Overall Journalism School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
