Communication & Media Studies at The University of Tennessee - Martin

Every communication and media studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the communications program at The University of Tennessee - Martin stacks up to those at other schools.

UT Martin is located in Martin, Tennessee and has a total student population of 7,117. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 students received a bachelor's degree in communications from UT Martin.

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

UT Martin Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communications

UT Martin Communication & Media Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks communications programs across the country. The following shows how UT Martin performed in these rankings.

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 communications major at UT Martin is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Communication & Media Studies. 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 & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	204
Best Value Communication & Media Studies Schools	232
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	418
Best Communication & Media Studies Schools	557

Earnings of UT Martin Communications Graduates

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at UT Martin is $26,412. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $32,435 for all communications students.

Communications Student Demographics at UT Martin

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communications majors at The University of Tennessee - Martin.

UT Martin Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 26 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Communication & Media Studies from UT Martin in 2020-2021, 31% were men and 69% were women.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at UT Martin 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 - Martin with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UT Martin also has a doctoral program available in communications. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Public Relations & Advertising

Careers That Communications Grads May Go Into

A degree in communications 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 - Martin.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Public Relations Specialists	1,980	$64,170
Editors	1,690	$54,400
Writers and Authors	750	$55,370
Radio and Television Announcers	600	$43,560
Reporters and Correspondents	530	$37,290

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.