Communication & Media Studies at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying communication & media studies, you may want to check out the program at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UT Knoxville is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and approximately 30,559 students attend the school each year.

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 Knoxville Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Communications
Master’s Degree in Communications

UT Knoxville Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The communications major at UT Knoxville 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.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in communications, making the school the #28 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Communications Student Demographics at UT Knoxville

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

UT Knoxville Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

55% Women

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of communications bachelor's degrees went to men and 55% went to women. The typical communications bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at UT Knoxville since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at UT Knoxville 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 - Knoxville with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	19
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	101
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UT Knoxville Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

80% Women

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of communications master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

Of the students who received a communications master's degree from UT Knoxville, 74% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Tennessee - Knoxville with a master's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	48
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies

The following communications concentations are available at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech Communication	156
Communication & Media Studies	30

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 - Knoxville.

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
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