Communication & Media Studies at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

What traits are you looking for in a communications school? To help you decide if The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's communications program.

UT Knoxville is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and approximately 30,559 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 156 communications majors received their bachelor's degree from UT Knoxville.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Communications

Online Classes Are Available at UT Knoxville

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

UT Knoxville does offer online education options in communications for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

UT Knoxville Communication & Media Studies Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools	52
	229
Best Value Communication & Media Studies Schools	266

In 2021, 24 students received their master’s degree in communications from UT Knoxville. This makes it the #32 most popular school for communications master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

How Much Do Communications Graduates from UT Knoxville Make?

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at UT Knoxville is $35,138. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 8% higher than the national average of $32,435 for all communications bachelor's degree recipients.

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

Of the 156 communications students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UT Knoxville, about 42% were men and 58% were 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 6% 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	2
Black or African American	21
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	122
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UT Knoxville Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

Of the 24 communications students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UT Knoxville, about 21% were men and 79% were women.

Of the students who received a communications master's degree from UT Knoxville, 75% 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	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	18
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UT Knoxville also has a doctoral program available in communications. In 2021, 6 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Journalism
• 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 - 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
• Image Credit: By Nightryder84 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.