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2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools in Arkansas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$8,739 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,579 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication & Journalism School for You

In 2020-2021, 108 degrees and certificates were awarded to communication and journalism students who went to a Arkansas college or university. This makes it the #11 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools in Arkansas ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Arkansas to see which 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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools in Arkansas

Check out the communication and journalism programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Arkansas Schools for Affordable Quality in Communication & Journalism

#1

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR
$9,574 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Arkansas to be the best value school for communication and journalism students who want to pursue a degree in Arkansas. Located in the small city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UARK are $9,574 a year.

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

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$7,130 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arkansas State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the small city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public school with a large student population.

A-State undergraduate students pay an average of $7,130 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

A-State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Communication & Journalism Schools in Arkansas list.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at Arkansas State University - Main Campus

$9,512 Average Tuition & Fees

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 Schools in Arkansas list. UA Little Rock is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Little Rock.

UA Little Rock undergraduate students pay an average of $9,512 in in-state tuition and fees each 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
Mississippi 54
Florida 672
North Carolina 235
Virginia 380
Tennessee 105
Georgia 274
South Carolina 59
Louisiana 75
West Virginia 146
Kentucky 116
Alabama 218

Communication & Journalism Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies 5,059
Public Relations & Advertising 2,828
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 2,562
Journalism 1,238
Communication & Journalism (Other) 341
Publishing 214

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 199,724
Psychology 42,013
Social Sciences 22,292
Library Science 5,929
History 4,391

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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