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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Arkansas” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Communication & Journalism is the 11th most popular major in the country with 120,571 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, communication and journalism graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $34,266 and had an average of $24,758 in loans still to pay off.
Across Arkansas, there were 1,070 communication and journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,579 and $25,053 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 825 communication and journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,130 and $24,615 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Arkansas” ranking analyzed 15 colleges that offered a degree in communication and journalism. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their communication and journalism program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for arkansas bachelor’s degree communication & journalism students.
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Ouachita Baptist University landed the #1 spot on the list. Ouachita Baptist is a private not-for-profit institution located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 38 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Communication & Journalism at Ouachita Baptist University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of the Ozarks. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Arkansas. This small school is located in Clarksville, Arkansas, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arkansas. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Arkansas. Located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, this large public school handed out 388 degrees to qualified bachelors’s communication and journalism students 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%.
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Harding University landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Searcy, Arkansas, and it awarded 55 bachelors’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Arkansas. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Arkansas list. University of Central Arkansas is a fairly large school located in Conway, Arkansas that handed out 75 bachelors’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Central Arkansas Communication & Journalism Report
University of Arkansas at Little Rock did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Arkansas ranking, coming in at #6. This medium-sized school is located in Little Rock, Arkansas, and it awarded 65 bachelors’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Communication & Journalism at University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Henderson State University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Arkansas list. Henderson State University is a small public school situated in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. It awarded 17 bachelors’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.
Full Henderson State University Communication & Journalism Report
Central Baptist College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Arkansas ranking. Central Baptist College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Conway, Arkansas. It awarded 3 bachelors’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
Arkansas State University - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Arkansas ranking. This fairly large school is located in Jonesboro, Arkansas, and it awarded 100 bachelors’s communication and 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%.
Read more about Communication & Journalism at Arkansas State University - Main Campus
John Brown University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Arkansas ranking, coming in at #10. John Brown University is located in Siloam Springs, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s communication and journalism degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Arkansas ranking. University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff is a small public school situated in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. It awarded 6 bachelors’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
Arkansas Tech University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Arkansas list. Arkansas Tech University is located in Russellville, Arkansas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 37 bachelors’s communication and journalism degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Communication & Journalism at Arkansas Tech University
University of Arkansas - Fort Smith did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Arkansas ranking, coming in at #13. University of Arkansas - Fort Smith is a public institution located in Fort Smith, Arkansas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Arkansas - Fort Smith Communication & Journalism Report
With a ranking of #14, Southern Arkansas University Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Arkansas list. Located in Magnolia, Arkansas, this small public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s communication and journalism students in 2020-2021.
Full Southern Arkansas University Main Campus Communication & Journalism Report
University of Arkansas at Monticello did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Arkansas ranking, coming in at #15. This small school is located in Monticello, Arkansas, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Communication & Journalism at University of Arkansas at Monticello
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