Communication & Media Studies at Arkansas State University - Main Campus

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study communication & media studies, take a look at what Arkansas State University - Main Campus has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

A-State is located in Jonesboro, Arkansas and has a total student population of 13,106.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Communication & Media Studies section at the bottom of this page.

A-State Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Communications (Less Than 1 Year)
Bachelor’s Degree in Communications
Master’s Degree in Communications

A-State Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The communications major at A-State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Communication & Media Studies. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Communications Student Demographics at A-State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communications majors at Arkansas State University - Main Campus.

A-State Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

63% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of communications bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. The typical communications bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at A-State since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at A-State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Arkansas State University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

A-State Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

55% Women

18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of communications master's degrees went to men and 55% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in communications each year. A-State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

Of the students who received a communications master's degree from A-State, 73% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Arkansas State University - Main Campus with a master's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies

If you plan to be a communications major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Arkansas State University - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communications	31
Other Communication & Media Studies	6

Careers That Communications Grads May Go Into

A degree in communications can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for AR, the home state for Arkansas State University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
Public Relations Specialists	1,110	$60,470
Editors	330	$47,480
Radio and Television Announcers	330	$33,140
Reporters and Correspondents	260	$32,620
Communications Professors	250	$65,060

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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