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Media Schools in Tennessee

Tennessee contains 29 schools that offer media programs. Milligan College, the highest-ranking media school in TN, has a total student population of 1,100 and is the 332nd highest ranked school in America.

Of the 29 media schools in Tennessee, only 7 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 Walters State Community College as the lowest recorded at only $4,601/yr.

Media students from Tennessee schools who go on to become interactive media designers, media designers, reporters, news reporters, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. Also, Graphic designers make on average $47,820 per year and there are about 200,870 of them employed in the US today.

Also, within the media schools in Tennessee, the average student population is 2,002 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1. Aside from media, 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.

Media Programs in Tennessee

Milligan College

• Communication and Media Studies, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Visible School-Music and Worships Arts College

• Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

The University of Tennessee

• Mass Communication/Media Studies
  

  Levels offered: Masters, PhD

Belmont University

• Mass Communication/Media Studies
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Union University

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Middle Tennessee State University

• Mass Communication/Media Studies
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Tennessee Technological University

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Freed-Hardeman University

• Mass Communication/Media Studies
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Lipscomb University

• Mass Communication/Media Studies
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

East Tennessee State University

• Mass Communication/Media Studies
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Educational/Instructional Media Design
  

  Levels offered: Masters

Lee University

• Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Carson-Newman College

• Mass Communication/Media Studies
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

King College

• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Trevecca Nazarene University

• Mass Communication/Media Studies
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Austin Peay State University

• Mass Communication/Media Studies
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

ITT Technical Institute-Knoxville

• Computer Software and Media Applications, Other
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors
• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Lambuth University

• Communication and Media Studies, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

ITT Technical Institute-Nashville

• Computer Software and Media Applications, Other
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors
• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Tusculum College

• Mass Communication/Media Studies
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

ITT Technical Institute-Cordova

• Computer Software and Media Applications, Other
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Walters State Community College

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

High-Tech Institute-Nashville

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Lane College

• Communication and Media Studies, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Crichton College

• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Bachelors

Draughons Junior College Inc

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Pellissippi State Technical Community College

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Nashville State Technical Community College

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

The Art Institute of Tennessee-Nashville

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors

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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

• Media Information
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• Online Media Schools
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