2023 Best Value Communication & Media Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in Tennessee
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Communication & Media Studies Doctor's Degree School for You
With 1,000 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, communication and media studies is the #14 most popular major in Tennessee.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Communication & Media Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in Tennessee to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in Tennessee to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for communications students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Tennessee Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Communication & Media Studies
Our 2023 rankings named The University of Tennessee - Knoxville the best value school in Tennessee for communication and media studies students working on their doctor’s degree. UT Knoxville is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Knoxville.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UT Knoxville are $13,380 a year.
UT Knoxville did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Memphis. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the large city of Memphis, UofM is a public college with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UofM are $10,908 per year.
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Explore all the Best Value Communication & Media Studies Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 795 |
| Virginia | 2,064 |
| North Carolina | 2,972 |
| Florida | 3,020 |
| Kentucky | 787 |
| South Carolina | 796 |
| Louisiana | 815 |
| Arkansas | 457 |
| Alabama | 968 |
| Mississippi | 307 |
| West Virginia | 214 |
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Majors Related to Communications
One of 5 majors within the area of study, communication and media studies has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Communications
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Public Relations & Advertising | 21,099 |
| Radio, Television & Digital Communication | 17,669 |
| Journalism | 13,552 |
| Communication & Journalism (Other) | 1,128 |
| Publishing | 336 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to UNU-WIDER from Helsinki, Finland.
More about our data sources and methodologies.