Journalism at Arkansas State University - Main Campus

If you plan to study journalism, 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 approximately 13,106 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 7 journalism 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 Journalism section at the bottom of this page.

A-State Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism
• Master’s Degree in Journalism

A-State Journalism Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the journalism progam at A-State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 journalism major at A-State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Journalism. 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
Best Value Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	61

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in journalism from A-State. This makes it the #59 most popular school for journalism master’s degree candidates in the country.

Journalism Student Demographics at A-State

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

A-State Journalism Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 journalism majors earned their bachelor's degree from A-State. Of these graduates, 29% were men and 71% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities in its journalism 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 journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

A-State Journalism Master’s Program

Of the 3 students who earned a master's degree in Journalism from A-State in 2020-2021, 67% were men and 33% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 34% men graduate in journalism each year. A-State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 33% more men than average.

Of the students who received a journalism master's degree from A-State, 67% 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 journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Communication & Media Studies
• Radio, Television & Digital Communication
• Public Relations & Advertising

Careers That Journalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in journalism 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
Photographers	330	$37,520
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.