Journalism Schools In Arkansas
Arkansas has 12 accredited journalism schools where journalism faculty who teach journalism classes can find employment. The trends in Arkansas' journalism academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. Academia in journalism includes journalism training at the following levels:
- Journalism Certificate
- Associates degree in Journalism
- Bachelors degree in Journalism
- Masters degree in Journalism
Schools
Cities
Statistics
Professional Trends
Arkansas Vs. National Journalism Employment
| Arkansas | 800 |
| National | 105,350 |
Of all of the journalism professionals that work in the US, approximately 1% work in Arkansas state.
Employment Growth for Journalism professionals In Arkansas
| 1,060 | 1,070 | 880 | 800 | 800 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Arkansas, journalism is a shrinking field. In 2010 there were 260 less journalism professionals working in Arkansas than there were in 2006. Thus, in Arkansas, this field has shrunk by 25% in four years. This decline is faster than the change in the number of journalism professionals around the country. Nationally, the number of journalism professionals has shrunk by 12% from 2006 to 2010.
Journalism VS. All Professions salaries in Arkansas
| $34,777 | $35,100 | $37,777 | $35,843 | $37,420 |
| $36,627 | $39,363 | $40,932 | $42,668 | $43,359 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Journalism
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
As the number of journalism professionals is declining, the salaries paid to journalism professionals are increasing in Arkansas. Journalism professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $34,777 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $37,420 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Journalism professionals in Arkansas
10th percentile |
$20,170 |
25th percentile |
$24,663 |
50th percentile |
$29,863 |
75th percentile |
$37,423 |
90th percentile |
$76,037 |
Thus, journalism professionals' salaries grew by 7% in 4 years. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. In Arkansas state, within the field of journalism, there is a huge variation in pay. The highest paid journalism professionals earn 277% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket.
Average Salaries for Journalism professionals and related professions in Arkansas
Communications |
$36,688 |
Creative Writing |
$53,460 |
Journalism |
$37,420 |
In Arkansas, journalism professionals earn, on average, less than professionals in related fields.
Educational Trends
Journalism programs available for each degree type for all schools in Arkansas
associate |
1 |
bachelor |
13 |
master |
3 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
1 |
| Total | 18 |
The number of students graduating from the 12 accredited journalism schools in Arkansas is increasing. In 2006 there were 252 journalism graduates from journalism courses in Arkansas and in 2010 there were 257 graduates.
This represents a 2% increase in the number of journalism degree or certificate school graduates in Arkansas state. 72% of these graduates received an bachelor's degree in journalism.