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2023 Most Popular Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arkansas

9 Colleges
$31,564 Avg Salary
$23,720 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Journalism Bachelor's Degree School for You

Journalism is the #32 most popular major in Arkansas with 266 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arkansas to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Arkansas to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Journalism program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Journalism Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

#1

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

Our analysis found University of Arkansas to be the most popular school for journalism students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Arkansas. UARK is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Fayetteville.

Of the 136 students majoring in journalism at UARK, 17% are male and 83% are female.

On average, journalism graduates from UARK take out $19,430 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $311, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Arkansas at Little Rock is a great place for journalism students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Little Rock, UA Little Rock is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 50% of the journalism majors at the school.

Full Journalism at University of Arkansas at Little Rock Report

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of Central Arkansas helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular journalism schools in Arkansas. Located in the city of Conway, UCA is a public school with a large student population.

About 45% of the students majoring in journalism at the school are women while 55% are male.

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#4

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Arkansas Tech University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular journalism schools in Arkansas. ATU is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Russellville.

Women make up 56% of the journalism majors at the school.

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#5

Harding University

Searcy, AR

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Harding University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular journalism schools in Arkansas. Harding is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Searcy.

Women make up 67% of the journalism majors at the school.

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Southern Arkansas University Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the town of Magnolia, Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in journalism at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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Arkansas State University - Main Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree journalism programs. A-State is a large public school located in the small city of Jonesboro.

Women make up 71% of the journalism majors at the school.

Full Journalism at Arkansas State University - Main Campus Report

#7

Henderson State University

Arkadelphia, AR

With a ranking of #7, Henderson State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for journalism students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the distant town of Arkadelphia, Henderson State University is a public college with a small student population.

About 86% of the students majoring in journalism at the school are women while 14% are male.

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University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for journalism students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. UAPB is a small public school located in the city of Pine Bluff.

About 60% of the students majoring in journalism at the school are women while 40% are male.

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Best Journalism Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Journalism Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 676
Virginia 141
North Carolina 133
Florida 353
Tennessee 301
Kentucky 181
South Carolina 110
Louisiana 54
Alabama 236
Mississippi 125
West Virginia 211

One of 5 majors within the area of study, journalism has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies 66,787
Public Relations & Advertising 21,099
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 17,669
Communication & Journalism (Other) 1,128
Publishing 336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Jfurrer.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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