Journalism at University of Central Arkansas
UCA is located in Conway, Arkansas and approximately 10,335 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 students received a bachelor's degree in journalism from UCA.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Journalism section at the bottom of this page.
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UCA Journalism Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism
UCA Journalism Rankings
Each year, College Factual ranks journalism programs across the country. The following shows how UCA performed in these rankings.
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 journalism major at UCA 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.
Ranking Type | Rank |
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Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 154 |
Earnings of UCA Journalism Graduates
The median salary of journalism students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCA is $30,505. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $31,781 for all journalism students.
Journalism Student Demographics at UCA
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the journalism majors at University of Central Arkansas.
UCA Journalism Bachelor’s Program
Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% more racial-ethnic minorities in its 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 Central Arkansas with a bachelor's in journalism.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 9 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
White | 11 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
UCA also has a doctoral program available in journalism. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.
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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 Central 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 Steve Wright Jr. (flickr user: Wright Way Photography) under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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