Journalism Schools In Tennessee
Tennessee has 10 accredited journalism schools where journalism faculty who teach journalism classes can find employment. The graphs, statistics and analysis below outline the current state and the future direction of academia in journalism in the state of Tennessee, which encompasses journalism training at the following levels:
- Bachelors degree in Journalism
- Masters degree in Journalism
Schools
Cities
Statistics
Professional Trends
Tennessee Vs. National Journalism Employment
| Tennessee | 1,830 |
| National | 105,350 |
Of all of the journalism professionals in the country, nearly 2% are in the state of Tennessee.
Employment Growth for Journalism professionals In Tennessee
| 2,420 | 2,460 | 2,370 | 2,050 | 1,830 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
The number of journalism professionals is shrinking in Tennessee. There were 590 less journalism professionals working in Tennessee in 2010, than there were in 2006. So, in four years, the number of journalism professionals has shrunk by 24%. This decline is faster than the change in the number of journalism professionals around the country. Nationally, the number of journalism professionals has shrunk by 12% from 2006 to 2010.
Journalism VS. All Professions salaries in Tennessee
| $44,497 | $49,710 | $50,237 | $47,840 | $46,870 |
| $40,013 | $42,768 | $44,223 | $45,004 | $44,949 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Journalism
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The salaries paid to journalism professionals are growing in Tennessee. Journalism professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $44,497 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $46,870 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Journalism professionals in Tennessee
10th percentile |
$21,477 |
25th percentile |
$26,103 |
50th percentile |
$38,167 |
75th percentile |
$57,273 |
90th percentile |
$84,057 |
This represents a growth in salaries of 5%. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. In the state of Tennessee, there is a huge variation in pay, within the field of journalism. The pay differential between the highest paid journalism professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket is 291%
Average Salaries for Journalism professionals and related professions in Tennessee
Communications |
$36,420 |
Creative Writing |
$39,210 |
Journalism |
$46,870 |
Journalism professionals in Tennessee earn, on average, more than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Journalism programs available for each degree type for all schools in Tennessee
associate |
0 |
bachelor |
14 |
master |
1 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
0 |
| Total | 15 |
As the number of journalism professionals is decreasing in Tennessee state, the number of students graduating from the 10 accredited journalism schools in Tennessee state is decreasing. In Tennessee, there were 296 graduates in 2006. And there were 280 graduates from journalism courses in 2010.
This represents a 5% decrease in the number of journalism degree or certificate school graduates in Tennessee state. 93% of these graduates received a bachelor's degree in journalism.