Communication & Media Studies at University of Arkansas

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

UARK is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas and has a total student population of 27,562. Of the 5,593 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Arkansas in 2021, 252 of them were communication and media studies majors.

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

UARK Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communications
• Master’s Degree in Communications

UARK Communication & Media Studies Rankings

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

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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communications major at UARK is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Communication & Media Studies. 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
	108

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in communications from UARK. This makes it the #107 most popular school for communications master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Communications Graduates from UARK Make?

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at UARK is $37,110. This is 14% higher than $32,435, which is the national average for all communications bachelor's degree recipients.

Communications Student Demographics at UARK

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

UARK Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 252 communications majors earned their bachelor's degree from UARK. Of these graduates, 37% were men and 63% were women.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at UARK 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 University of Arkansas with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	24
White	194
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

UARK Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

Of the 10 students who graduated with a master’s in communications from UARK in 2021, 30% were men and 70% were women.

Of the students who received a communications master's degree from UARK, 60% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the communications master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 1% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Journalism

Careers That Communications Grads May Go Into

A degree in communications 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.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
Public Relations Specialists	1,110	$60,470
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
• Image Credit: By Brandonrush under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.