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Communication & Journalism at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

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Communication & Journalism at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

If you plan to study communication and journalism, take a look at what The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UT Chattanooga is located in Chattanooga, Tennessee and has a total student population of 11,728. Of the 2,139 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga in 2021, 102 of them were communication and journalism majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Communication & Journalism section at the bottom of this page.

UT Chattanooga Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

UT Chattanooga Communication & Journalism Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communication and journalism progam at UT Chattanooga compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communication and journalism major at UT Chattanooga is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Communication & Journalism. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools 303

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at UT Chattanooga

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication and journalism majors at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga.

UT Chattanooga Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

71% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 102 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Communication & Journalism from UT Chattanooga in 2020-2021, 29% were men and 71% were women.

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About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism at UT Chattanooga are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 12
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 83
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

UT Chattanooga also has a doctoral program available in communication and journalism. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

Communication & Journalism majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies 102

Careers That Communication & Journalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication and journalism can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TN, the home state for The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga.

Occupation Jobs in TN Average Salary in TN
Managers 14,480 $83,010
Producers and Directors 2,060 $65,040
Public Relations Specialists 1,980 $64,170
Editors 1,690 $54,400
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers 880 $99,360

References

*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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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