by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Journalism Major in Tennessee” ranking is part of that endeavor.
General Journalism is the 69th most popular major in the country with 11,380 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Tennessee, there were 276 general journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Journalism Major in Tennessee” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in general journalism. That schools that top this list have a program in general journalism in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for tennessee journalism students.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Journalism Major in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Middle Tennessee State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Middle Tennessee State University is a large school located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee that handed out 88 ’s journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Journalism at Middle Tennessee State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Journalism Major in Tennessee list. The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a large public school situated in Knoxville, Tennessee. It awarded 106 ’s journalism 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%.
Read full report on General Journalism at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Journalism Major in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Memphis landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Memphis, Tennessee, this large public school awarded 58 diplomas to qualified ’s journalism students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Belmont University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Journalism Major in Tennessee list. Nashville, Tennessee is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s journalism degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Union University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Journalism Major in Tennessee list. Union is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Jackson, Tennessee. It awarded 5 ’s journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Austin Peay State University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Journalism Major in Tennessee list. Located in Clarksville, Tennessee, this medium-sized public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified ’s journalism students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Journalism at Austin Peay State University
Trevecca Nazarene University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Journalism Major in Tennessee ranking. Nashville, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s journalism degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Lee University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Journalism Major in Tennessee list. This small school is located in Cleveland, Tennessee, and it awarded 0 ’s journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Southern Adventist University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Journalism Major in Tennessee ranking. Southern Adventist is a small school located in Collegedale, Tennessee that handed out 0 ’s journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Southern Adventist University General Journalism Report
Carson - Newman University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Journalism Major in Tennessee ranking. Carson - Newman is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Jefferson City, Tennessee. It awarded 0 ’s journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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