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Journalism at Harding University

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

Harding is located in Searcy, Arkansas and has a total student population of 4,617. In 2021, 12 journalism majors received their bachelor's degree from Harding.

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

Harding Journalism Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism

Harding Journalism Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The journalism major at Harding 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 Schools 56

How Much Do Journalism Graduates from Harding Make?

The median salary of journalism students who receive their bachelor's degree at Harding is $33,893. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 7% higher than the national average of $31,781 for all journalism bachelor's degree recipients.

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Journalism Student Demographics at Harding

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

Harding Journalism Bachelor’s Program

67% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in journalism from Harding. About 33% were men and 67% were women.

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About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in journalism at Harding 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 Harding University with a bachelor's in journalism.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 10
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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

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 Harding 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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