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2025 Best General Journalism Schools in Tennessee

5 Colleges in Tennessee
240 Journalism Degrees Awarded
Ranked #69 in popularity, general journalism is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 5 schools in Tennessee to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of general journalism. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 240 degrees in general journalism annually.

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Choosing a Great General Journalism School

Best General Journalism Schools in Tennessee The journalism program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Journalism rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general journalism schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your General Journalism Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Journalism
Master's Degrees in Journalism

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best General Journalism Schools in Tennessee list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for General Journalism in Tennessee

The schools below may not offer all types of journalism degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Tennessee Schools in Journalism

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TN
82 Journalism Degrees Awarded

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in general journalism. Located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #226 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UT Knoxville is a great university overall.

There were about 82 general journalism students who graduated with this degree at UT Knoxville in the most recent data year.

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Belmont University
Nashville, TN
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In TN

It's hard to beat Belmont University if you want to pursue a degree in general journalism. Belmont is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Nashville. A Best Colleges rank of #237 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Belmont is a great university overall.

There were approximately 8 general journalism students who graduated with this degree at Belmont in the most recent data year.

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3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In TN
59 Journalism Degrees Awarded

It is hard to beat University of Memphis if you want to pursue a degree in general journalism. UofM is a very large public university located in the city of Memphis. This university ranks 12th out of 41 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.

There were about 59 general journalism students who graduated with this degree at UofM in the most recent data year.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In TN
71 Journalism Degrees Awarded

Middle Tennessee State University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in general journalism. Middle Tennessee State University is a fairly large public university located in the city of Murfreesboro. This university ranks 18th out of 41 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.

There were approximately 71 general journalism students who graduated with this degree at Middle Tennessee State University in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in general journalism from Middle Tennessee State University

5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In TN
70.6% Growth in Graduates

Austin Peay State University is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of Clarksville. This university ranks 25th out of 41 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.

There were about 17 general journalism students who graduated with this degree at Austin Peay State University in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best General Journalism Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best General Journalism Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 715 301
North Carolina 710 110
Georgia 690 621
Virginia 630 135
South Carolina 530 41
Kentucky 518 76
Mississippi 501 125
Alabama 500 107
Louisiana 489 54
Arkansas 466 256
West Virginia 410 211

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One of 6 majors within the Journalism area of study, General Journalism has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Journalism

Related Major Annual Graduates
Broadcast Journalism 20
Other Journalism 4

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