2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in Tennessee (With Aid)

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Communications Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Communication & Media Studies is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 9th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 68,079 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, communication and media studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $32,728 and had an average of $24,931 in loans still to pay off.

Across Tennessee, there were 1,049 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,090 and $26,922 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 17 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Communications Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in communication and media studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality communication and media studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the communication and media studies program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Communications Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Communications Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in Tennessee (With Aid)

#1

University of Memphis

Memphis, Tennessee

#2 in overall quality

$14,202 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Memphis. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Communications Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Memphis, Tennessee, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.

UofM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Memphis are $14,202, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Memphis Communication & Media Studies Report

#2

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Knoxville, Tennessee

#1 in overall quality

$31,798 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid list. The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s communications degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our tennessee doctor’s degree communications students with aid list, UT Knoxville has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville are $31,798, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at UT Knoxville

#3

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee

#1 in overall quality

$50,624 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Vanderbilt University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Communications Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid. Vanderbilt University is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s communications degrees to qualified students.

Vanderbilt not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Vanderbilt are $50,624, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Vanderbilt

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in the Southeast Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (With Aid)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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