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Most Popular Communication & Journalism Doctor's Degree Schools in Tennessee

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2023 Most Popular Communication & Journalism Doctor's Degree Schools in Tennessee

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

With 105 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, communication and journalism is the #22 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'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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Communication & Journalism Doctor's Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Tennessee to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Communication & Journalism program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for communication and journalism majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Tennessee - Knoxville the most popular school in Tennessee for communication and journalism students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 50% of the communication and journalism majors at the school.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

#2

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Memphis helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular communication and journalism schools in Tennessee. UofM is a very large public school located in the large city of Memphis.

About 50% of the students majoring in communication and journalism at the school are women while 50% are male.

Full Communication & Journalism at University of Memphis Report

#3

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Vanderbilt University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular communication and journalism schools in Tennessee. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Communication & Journalism Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 54
Florida 672
Virginia 380
North Carolina 235
Georgia 274
West Virginia 146
Louisiana 75
South Carolina 59
Kentucky 116
Arkansas 108
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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