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Communication & Media Studies at Arkansas Tech University

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Communication & Media Studies at Arkansas Tech University

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 Tech University stacks up to those at other schools.

ATU is located in Russellville, Arkansas and has a total student population of 10,829. In 2021, 21 communications majors received their bachelor's degree from ATU.

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.

ATU Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Communications

ATU Communication & Media Studies Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communications major at ATU 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 479
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools 609
Best Communication & Media Studies Schools 631

How Much Do Communications Graduates from ATU Make?

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at ATU is $25,666. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $32,435 for all communications students.

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Communications Student Demographics at ATU

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

ATU Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

52% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 48% of communications bachelor's degrees went to men and 52% went to women. The typical communications bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at ATU since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

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About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at ATU 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 Tech University with a bachelor's in communications.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 16
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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

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 Tech University.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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