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Journalism at University of Arkansas

Journalism at University of Arkansas

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

UARK is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas and has a total student population of 27,562.

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

UARK Journalism Degrees Available

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

UARK Journalism Rankings

The journalism major at UARK 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.

Journalism Student Demographics at UARK

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

UARK Journalism Bachelor’s Program

81% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 19% of journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 81% went to women.

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About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in journalism 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 journalism.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 14
White 72
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

UARK Journalism Master’s Program

100% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of journalism master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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Of the students who received a journalism master's degree from UARK, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

Concentrations Within Journalism

The following journalism concentations are available at University of Arkansas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Arkansas. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Journalism 146

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 University of Arkansas.

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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