Communication & Journalism at Arkansas State University Mid-South

If you plan to study communication and journalism, take a look at what Arkansas State University Mid-South has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

ASU Mid-South is located in West Memphis, Arkansas and has a total student population of 1,203.

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

ASU Mid-South Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

ASU Mid-South Communication & Journalism 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.

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at ASU Mid-South

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication and journalism majors at Arkansas State University Mid-South.

ASU Mid-South Communication & Journalism Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of communication and journalism associate's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

ASU Mid-South does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in communication and journalism graduates 29% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Arkansas State University Mid-South with a associate's in communication and journalism.

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

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

Communication & 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 State University Mid-South. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	3

Related Majors

• Education

Careers That Communication & Journalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication and 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 Mid-South.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
Managers	3,360	$86,410
Public Relations Specialists	1,110	$60,470
Producers and Directors	470	$58,750
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	340	$114,450
Editors	330	$47,480

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.