Communication & Media Studies at Arkansas State University - Main Campus

Every communication and media studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the communications program at Arkansas State University - Main Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

A-State is located in Jonesboro, Arkansas and has a total student population of 13,106. In 2021, 31 communications majors received their bachelor's degree from A-State.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communications
• Master’s Degree in Communications

Online Classes Are Available at A-State

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? A-State offers distance education options for communications at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

A-State Communication & Media Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks communications programs across the country. The following shows how A-State performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	369
Most Focused Communication & Media Studies Schools	1,030

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in communications from A-State. This makes it the #161 most popular school for communications master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of A-State Communications Graduates

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at A-State is $27,276. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $32,435 for all communications students.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 31 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications from A-State. About 61% were men and 39% were 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 25% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% more racial-ethnic minorities in its communications bachelor's program than the national average.*

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	13
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	10
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

A-State Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 communications majors earned their master's degree from A-State. Of these graduates, 50% were men and 50% were 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 14% more men than average.

In the communications master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 11% better than the national average.*

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	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

A-State also has a doctoral program available in communications. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Journalism
• Radio, Television & Digital Communication
• Public Relations & Advertising

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
• Image Credit: By Brandonrush under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.