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Communications at Arkansas State University

If you plan to study Communications, you may want to check out the program at Arkansas State University. Get started with the following essential facts.

Arkansas State University is located in Jonesboro, AR.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 12 communications degrees were granted at Arkansas State University.

Studying Online at Arkansas State University

Distance learning is available at Arkansas State University. Of 15,726 students, 7,752 (49%) studied exclusively online and 3,350 (21%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the diversity of Communications graduates at Arkansas State University, by degree type.

Across all degree levels, Communications graduates at Arkansas State University are 50% women (6) and 50% men (6).

Communications Bachelor’s Program at Arkansas State University

Of the 12 bachelor’s communications graduates at Arkansas State University, 50% were women (6) and 50% were men (6).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Communications bachelor’s degree recipients at Arkansas State University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	10
Black / African American	1
Two or More Races	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 17% of Communications bachelor’s degree recipients at Arkansas State University, below the national average of 40%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Top-Paying Careers for Communications Graduates

Graduates of the Communications program at Arkansas State University work across a variety of fields. Here are the best-paid careers for Communications majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Public Relations Managers	$139,736
Fundraisers	$118,069
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys	$108,419
Public Relations Specialists	$103,749
Editors	$100,346
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	$96,169
Fundraising Managers	$90,350
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists	$74,101
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers	$70,619
Writers and Authors	$63,195

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.