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2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Master's Degree Schools in Arkansas

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$7,678 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,415 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication & Journalism Master's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, communication and journalism was ranked 10th in Arkansas. In fact, 946 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Communication & Journalism Master's Degree Schools in Arkansas to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Arkansas to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for communication and journalism students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Communication & Journalism Master's Degree Colleges.

Best Arkansas Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Communication & Journalism

#1

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

Our analysis found University of Arkansas to be the best value school for communication and journalism students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Arkansas. UARK is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Fayetteville.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UARK are $9,018 per year.

UARK also took the #3 spot in our Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas rankings.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at University of Arkansas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Arkansas State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. A-State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Jonesboro.

A-State graduate students pay an average of $6,422 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

A-State also took the #5 spot in our Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas rankings.

Full Communication & Journalism at Arkansas State University - Main Campus Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Arkansas at Little Rock. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the midsize city of Little Rock, UA Little Rock is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UA Little Rock are $7,594 per year.

Full Communication & Journalism at University of Arkansas at Little Rock Report

Best Value Communication & Journalism Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Communication & Journalism Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 3,754
West Virginia 547
South Carolina 1,359
Florida 6,024
Virginia 2,555
Mississippi 878
Tennessee 1,671
Louisiana 1,031
Alabama 1,832
Kentucky 1,560
Georgia 3,112

Communication & Journalism Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies 66,787
Public Relations & Advertising 21,099
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 17,669
Journalism 13,552
Communication & Journalism (Other) 1,128
Publishing 336

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 327,871
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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 Josh Hallett.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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