Journalism at University of Arkansas

What traits are you looking for in a journalism school? To help you decide if University of Arkansas is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's journalism program.

UARK is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas and has a total student population of 27,562. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students received their master's degree in journalism.

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

• Master’s Degree in Journalism

UARK Journalism Rankings

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 Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students earned a master's degree in journalism from UARK. About 50% of these graduates were women and the other 50% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 31% men graduate in journalism each year. UARK does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 19% 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

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.