Journalism at Arkansas Tech University

16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying journalism, you may want to check out the program at Arkansas Tech University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

ATU is located in Russellville, Arkansas and has a total student population of 10,829.

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

ATU Journalism Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism

ATU Journalism Rankings

The journalism major at ATU 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.

Journalism Student Demographics at ATU

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

ATU Journalism Bachelor’s Program

53% Women

16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 53% went to women. The typical journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at ATU since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in journalism 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 journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Journalism

Journalism majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Arkansas Tech University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Journalism	16

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 Tech University.

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
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