Communication & Journalism at University of Arkansas at Little Rock

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

UA Little Rock is located in Little Rock, Arkansas and approximately 8,899 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,365 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Arkansas at Little Rock in 2021, 65 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.

UA Little Rock Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism
• Master’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

Online Classes Are Available at UA Little Rock

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UA Little Rock offers distance education options for communication and journalism at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

UA Little Rock Communication & Journalism Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communication and journalism major at UA Little Rock 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 Popular Online Communication & Journalism Schools	30
Best Value Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools	207

In 2021, 16 students received their master’s degree in communication and journalism from UA Little Rock. This makes it the #152 most popular school for communication and journalism master’s degree candidates in the country.

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at UA Little Rock

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

UA Little Rock Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

Of the 65 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Communication & Journalism from UA Little Rock in 2020-2021, 45% were men and 55% were women. The typical communication and journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at UA Little Rock since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities in its communication and journalism bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Arkansas at Little Rock with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	31
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

UA Little Rock Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

The communication and journalism program at UA Little Rock awarded 16 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 13% of these degrees went to men with the other 88% going to women.

In the communication and journalism master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Arkansas at Little Rock with a master's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UA Little Rock 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

The following communication and journalism concentations are available at University of Arkansas at Little Rock. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Arkansas at Little Rock. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Journalism	40
Communication & Media Studies	33
Communication & Journalism (Other)	8

Related Majors

• History
• Social Sciences
• Psychology
• 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 University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

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 Ualrcomm under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.