The University of Tennessee - Knoxville PhD in Communication & Media Studies

6 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

Communication & Media Studies is a concentration offered under the communication and media studies major at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’s degree program in media studies, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.

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How Much Does a Doctorate in Media Studies from UT Knoxville Cost?

$13,380 Average Tuition and Fees

UT Knoxville Graduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at UT Knoxville paid an average of $1,650 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $639 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$11,468	$29,656
Fees	$1,912	$2,142

Does UT Knoxville Offer an Online PhD in Media Studies?

Online degrees for the UT Knoxville media studies doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UT Knoxville Online Learning page.

UT Knoxville Doctorate Student Diversity for Media Studies

6 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

66.7% Women

33.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

In the 2019-2020 academic year, 6 students received their doctor’s degree in media studies. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 66.7% of the students who received their PhD in media studies in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 58.9%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 33.3% of media studies doctor’s degree recipients at UT Knoxville in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 12%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	3
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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*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.

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