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Communications Schools in Tennessee

Tennessee contains 46 schools that offer communications programs. Vanderbilt University, the highest-ranking communications school in TN, has a total student population of 12,506 and is the 17th highest ranked school in America.

Of the 46 communications schools in Tennessee, only 9 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, The Art Institute of Tennessee-Nashville comes out as the most expensive ($30,998/yr), with Southwest Tennessee Community College as the lowest recorded at only $4,338/yr.

Communications students from Tennessee schools who go on to become communication disorder specialists, speech therapists, speech language pathologists, teacher of the speech and hearing handicappeds, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 25,090 people working as communications teachers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $65,190. Also, Rehabilitation counselors make on average $34,710 per year and there are about 112,690 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Tennessee alone, there are 1,940 employed rehabilitation counselors earning an average yearly salary of $23,870. Communications teachers in this state earn $49,380/yr and there are 630 employed.

Also, within the communications schools in Tennessee, the average student population is 2,002 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1. Aside from communications, there are 4116 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,154 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $4,032, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.

Communications Programs in Tennessee

Vanderbilt University

• Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD

The University of Tennessee

• Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD

Belmont University

• Communications technologies/technicians and support services
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Design and Visual Communications, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Union University

• Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Middle Tennessee State University

• Communications technologies/technicians and support services
  

  Levels offered: Masters
• Electrical/Electronic/Communications Engr Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Tennessee Technological University

• Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Tennessee Technology Center at Morristown

• Communications technologies/technicians and support services
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Freed-Hardeman University

• Design and Visual Communications, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Lipscomb University

• Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville

• Communications technologies/technicians and support services
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Southern Adventist University

• Communications technologies/technicians and support services
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Communications Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

East Tennessee State University

• Communications technologies/technicians and support services
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

• Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Chattanooga College Medical Dental and Technical Careers

• Electrical/Electronic/Communications Engr Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Tennessee State University

• Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Christian Brothers University

• Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

ITT Technical Institute-Knoxville

• Communications technologies/technicians and support services
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Electrical/Electronic/Communications Engr Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors
• Design and Visual Communications, General
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Tennessee Technology Center at Memphis

• Communications technologies/technicians and support services
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

ITT Technical Institute-Nashville

• Communications technologies/technicians and support services
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Electrical/Electronic/Communications Engr Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors
• Design and Visual Communications, General
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Draughons Junior College

• Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
  

  Levels offered: Associates

ITT Technical Institute-Cordova

• Communications technologies/technicians and support services
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Electrical/Electronic/Communications Engr Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors
• Design and Visual Communications, General
  

  Levels offered: Associates

South College

• Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Memphis College of Art

• Design and Visual Communications, General
  

  Levels offered: Masters

Northeast State Technical Community College

• Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
  

  Levels offered: Certificate
• Electrical/Electronic/Communications Engr Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Southwest Tennessee Community College

• Electrical/Electronic/Communications Engr Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Pellissippi State Technical Community College

• Communications technologies/technicians and support services
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Communications Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Electrical/Electronic/Communications Engr Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Nashville State Technical Community College

• Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Electrical/Electronic/Communications Engr Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Associates

The Art Institute of Tennessee-Nashville

• Communications technologies/technicians and support services
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors

ITT Technical Institute-Chattanooga

• Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Electrical/Electronic/Communications Engr Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors
• Design and Visual Communications, General
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Chattanooga State Technical Community College

• Electrical/Electronic/Communications Engr Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Associates

International Academy of Design and Technology

• Communications technologies/technicians and support services
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors

DeVry University-Tennessee

• Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Masters

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Tennessee Interesting Facts

• The city of Kingston served as Tennessee's state capital for one day (September 21, 1807) as a result of treaties negotiated with the Cherokee Indians. The two-hour legislative session passed two resolutions and adjourned back to Knoxville.
• Andrew Johnson held every elective office at the local, state, and federal level, including President of the United States. He was elected alderman, mayor, state representative, and state senator from Greeneville. He served as governor and military governor of Tennessee and United States congressman, senator, and vice president, becoming President of the United States following the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
• Iroquois, bred at Nashville's Belle Meade Plantation, was the first American winner of the English Derby in 1881. Such modern thoroughbreds as Secretariat trace their bloodlines to Iroquois.
• Actress-singer Polly Bergen, from Knoxville, is the first woman to serve on the Board of Directors of the Singer Sewing Machine Company.
• Tennessee won its nickname as The Volunteer State during the War of 1812 when volunteer soldiers from Tennessee displayed marked valor in the Battle of New Orleans.

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See Also

• Communications Information
• Salary Details for a Speech Therapist
• Online Communications Schools
• Online Communications Programs
• Online Communications Courses
• Online Communications Certifications

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