by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Tennessee” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
With 66,787 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, communication and media studies is the 10th most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, communication and media studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $34,115 and had an average of $25,414 in loans still to pay off.
Across Tennessee, there were 1,000 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,183 and $27,074 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 81 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,060 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Tennessee” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in communication and media studies. That schools that top this list have a program in communication and media studies in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Tennessee” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for tennessee master’s degree communications students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Austin Peay State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Tennessee list. Austin Peay State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Clarksville, Tennessee. It awarded 25 masters’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Austin Peay State University
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, East Tennessee State University landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Johnson City, Tennessee, and it awarded 21 masters’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Tennessee list. UT Knoxville is a large public school situated in Knoxville, Tennessee. It awarded 24 masters’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Middle Tennessee State University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Tennessee. Middle Tennessee State University is a large public school situated in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. It awarded 7 masters’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Memphis. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Tennessee list. University of Memphis is located in Memphis, Tennessee and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s communications degrees to qualified students.
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