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. Of the 5,593 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Arkansas in 2021, 136 of them were journalism majors.

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.

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in journalism from UARK. This makes it the #35 most popular school for journalism master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Journalism Graduates from UARK Make?

The median salary of journalism students who receive their bachelor's degree at UARK is $36,346. This is 14% higher than $31,781, which is the national average for all journalism bachelor's degree recipients.

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

Of the 136 journalism students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UARK, about 17% were men and 83% were women.

About 79% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	107
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

UARK Journalism Master’s Program

Of the 10 journalism students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UARK, about 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 34% men graduate in journalism each year. UARK does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 16% more men than average.

Of the students who received a journalism master's degree from UARK, 70% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Communication & Media Studies

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Brandonrush under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.