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2024 Best Speech Communication Schools in Tennessee

5 Colleges in Tennessee
300 Speech Communication Degrees Awarded
Speech Communication is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #18 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 5 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Speech Communication Schools in Tennessee ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 300 degrees in speech communication during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Speech Communication School

Best Speech Communication Schools in Tennessee The speech communication program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Speech Communication rankings. For our Best Overall Speech Communication School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

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Bachelor's Degrees in Speech Communication

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Speech Communication Schools in Tennessee ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Speech Communication in Tennessee

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the speech communication degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Tennessee Schools in Speech Communication

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Belmont University
Nashville, TN
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In TN
46.7% Growth in Graduates

Belmont University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in speech communication. Located in the large city of Nashville, Belmont is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #206 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Belmont is a great university overall.

There were roughly 15 speech communication students who graduated with this degree at Belmont in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TN
156 Speech Communication Degrees Awarded

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in speech communication. UT Knoxville is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Knoxville. A Best Colleges rank of #173 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UT Knoxville is a great university overall.

There were about 156 speech communication students who graduated with this degree at UT Knoxville in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In TN
57 Speech Communication Degrees Awarded

Any student who is interested in speech communication has to take a look at Middle Tennessee State University. Located in the city of Murfreesboro, Middle Tennessee State University is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 12th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.

There were roughly 57 speech communication students who graduated with this degree at Middle Tennessee State University in the most recent data year.

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Carson - Newman University
Jefferson City, TN
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In TN

Carson - Newman University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in speech communication. Located in the suburb of Jefferson City, Carson - Newman is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 10th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.

There were roughly 9 speech communication students who graduated with this degree at Carson - Newman in the most recent data year.

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Lee University
Cleveland, TN
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In TN

Lee University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Cleveland. This university ranks 15th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.

There were approximately 18 speech communication students who graduated with this degree at Lee University in the most recent data year.

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Best Speech Communication Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Speech Communication Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 715 1,530
North Carolina 710 1,643
Georgia 690 431
Virginia 630 1,416
South Carolina 530 498
Kentucky 518 678
Mississippi 501 228
Alabama 500 600
Louisiana 489 325
Arkansas 466 324
West Virginia 410 196

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One of 3 majors within the Communication & Media Studies area of study, Speech Communication has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies 421
Communications 224
Other Communication & Media Studies 55

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