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2023 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools in Tennessee

6 Colleges
$29,183 Avg Salary
$27,074 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Communication & Media Studies School for You

With 90 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, communication and media studies is the #44 most popular major in Tennessee.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools in Tennessee to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in Tennessee to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Communication & Media Studies program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Tennessee - Knoxville the most popular school in Tennessee for communication and media studies students. Located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Austin Peay State University

Clarksville, TN

Out of the 6 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Austin Peay State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Clarksville, Austin Peay State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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The excellent programs at East Tennessee State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication and media studies schools in Tennessee. ETSU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Johnson City.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Middle Tennessee State University is a great place for communication and media studies students. Located in the medium-sized city of Murfreesboro, Middle Tennessee State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

Out of the 6 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Memphis landed the # 5 spot on the list. UofM is a very large public school located in the large city of Memphis.

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#6

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

With a ranking of #6, Vanderbilt University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for communication and media studies students. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 211
Florida 381
Georgia 62
North Carolina 144
Kentucky 70
Louisiana 50
Alabama 111
South Carolina 28
Mississippi 13
Arkansas 16
West Virginia 46

Communication & Media Studies is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Communications

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

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 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 UNU-WIDER from Helsinki, Finland.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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