2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Communications Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

With 68,079 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, communication and media studies is the 9th most popular major in the United States. In 2017-2018, communication and media studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $32,728 and had an average of $24,931 in loans still to pay off.

Across Tennessee, there were 1,049 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,090 and $26,922 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 17 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Communications Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in communication and media studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality communication and media studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the communication and media studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Communications Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Communications Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $48-$75k) in Tennessee

#1

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee

#1 in overall quality

$50,624 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vanderbilt University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Making $48-$75k list. Nashville, Tennessee is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s communications degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Vanderbilt, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Vanderbilt are $50,624, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Vanderbilt University Communication & Media Studies Report

#2

University of Memphis

Memphis, Tennessee

#2 in overall quality

$14,202 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Memphis. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Communications Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Memphis, Tennessee, this large public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified doctorate’s communications students in 2019-2020.

UofM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Memphis are $14,202.

Full UofM Communication & Media Studies Report

#3

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Knoxville, Tennessee

#1 in overall quality

$31,798 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Knoxville, Tennessee, this large public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified doctorate’s communications students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Knoxville, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Knoxville are $31,798, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $48-$75k)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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• Credit for the banner image above goes to UNU-WIDER from Helsinki, Finland.

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