Communication & Journalism at Ouachita Baptist University

Every communication and journalism school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the communication and journalism program at Ouachita Baptist University stacks up to those at other schools.

Ouachita Baptist is located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas and approximately 1,704 students attend the school each year. Of the 446 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Ouachita Baptist University in 2021, 38 of them were communication and journalism majors.

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.

Ouachita Baptist Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

Ouachita Baptist Communication & Journalism Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks communication and journalism programs across the country. The following shows how Ouachita Baptist performed in these rankings.

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 communication and journalism major at Ouachita Baptist is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Communication & 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
Most Focused Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	49
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	378
Best Communication & Journalism Schools	386
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	467
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Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at Ouachita Baptist

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication and journalism majors at Ouachita Baptist University.

Ouachita Baptist Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

Of the 38 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in communication and journalism from Ouachita Baptist in 2021, 32% were men and 68% were women.

About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism at Ouachita Baptist 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 Ouachita Baptist University with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	34
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

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 Ouachita Baptist University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	38

Related Majors

• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Psychology
• Social Sciences
• 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 Ouachita Baptist University.

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
• Image Credit: By Brandonrush under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.