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Radio, Television, and Digital Communication Degree

140 schools compared · Average earnings $31,253/yr

Students study audio and video production, broadcasting technology, digital content creation, and the business of electronic media. Graduates typically pursue careers in television production, radio broadcasting, podcast production, streaming media companies, and digital content creation. The explosion of streaming platforms and podcasting has expanded career opportunities beyond traditional broadcast media.

What Radio, Television, and Digital Communication Graduates Do

You might start your career coordinating shoots as a production assistant or creating social media content, building a portfolio to land a lead role. As a producer or director, your days are spent orchestrating a complex puzzle: managing talent, wrangling crew schedules, and ensuring the final cut matches a creative vision. On the tech side, a web and digital designer maps user journeys, builds wireframes for apps, and tests interfaces to create seamless online experiences. With experience, you can advance to become a manager, overseeing entire departments, controlling budgets, and guiding creative strategy.

While digital design roles are growing, be aware that traditional paths like news reporting and radio announcing face significant headwinds and shrinking job markets. AI is fundamentally reshaping the work, especially in high-exposure fields like journalism and design. It now handles first drafts, video logging, and basic layouts—tasks that juniors once did. This means your value shifts entirely. You won’t be hired to do routine work, but to architect creative briefs for AI, critically evaluate its output, and make the final strategic and ethical judgments that automated systems cannot.

Schools Offering

140

Avg Grad Earnings

$31,253/yr

Avg DegreeOutlook Score

38/100

AI Automation Risk

High

50% task exposure

Common Career Paths

Where Radio, Television, and Digital Communication graduates typically work, ranked by salary. Salary ranges show 25th–75th percentile spread. This field has roughly 144,300 combined openings per year.

Career Path	Salary Range	Openings/yr	Growth	AI Risk
Managers, all other	$136,550 $100K$179K	106,700	+4.5%	47%
Web and digital interface designers	$98,090 $65K$142K	9,100	+7.0%	67%
Producers and directors	$83,480 $60K$131K	12,800	+4.9%	42%
Communications teachers, postsecondary	$77,800 $60K$103K	2,700	+2.1%	43%
Media and communication workers, all other	$71,770 $53K$100K	3,000	+2.7%	0%
Film and video editors	$70,980 $50K$102K	3,600	+4.0%	53%
News analysts, reporters, and journalists	$60,280 $40K$97K	4,100	-3.9%	65%
Broadcast announcers and radio disc jockeys	$45,680 $33K$72K	2,300	-5.5%	65%

Managers, all other

$136,550

$100K $179K

106,700 openings/yr +4.5% growth 47% AI risk

Web and digital interface designers

$98,090

$65K $142K

9,100 openings/yr +7.0% growth 67% AI risk

Producers and directors

$83,480

$60K $131K

12,800 openings/yr +4.9% growth 42% AI risk

Communications teachers, postsecondary

$77,800

$60K $103K

2,700 openings/yr +2.1% growth 43% AI risk

Media and communication workers, all other

$71,770

$53K $100K

3,000 openings/yr +2.7% growth 0% AI risk

Film and video editors

$70,980

$50K $102K

3,600 openings/yr +4.0% growth 53% AI risk

News analysts, reporters, and journalists

$60,280

$40K $97K

4,100 openings/yr -3.9% growth 65% AI risk

Broadcast announcers and radio disc jockeys

$45,680

$33K $72K

2,300 openings/yr -5.5% growth 65% AI risk

Source: BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics, May 2024. Salary range shows 25th–median–75th percentile (national).

Best Schools for Radio, Television, and Digital Communication

Top 20 of 140 schools ranked by DegreeOutlook Score. Click any row for full AI scenario analysis and earnings projections.

#	School	DW Score	Earnings	ROI
1	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA	74 70–75	$76,507/yr	18.5x
2	Miami University-Hamilton Hamilton, OH	70 65–71	$50,938/yr	26.8x
3	Miami University-Middletown Middletown, OH	70 65–71	$50,938/yr	26.8x
4	Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH	62 57–63	$50,938/yr	10.4x
5	University of Mississippi University, MS	58 53–59	$41,247/yr	15.2x
6	University of Florida-Online Gainesville, FL	55 51–55	$33,178/yr	36.3x
7	Florida State University Tallahassee, FL	55 52–56	$32,227/yr	28.1x
8	The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX	54 48–54	$43,038/yr	10.9x
9	Purdue University Global West Lafayette, IN	53 47–54	$48,015/yr	10.9x
10	University of Florida Gainesville, FL	53 50–54	$33,178/yr	21.7x
11	Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY	50 45–51	$71,549/yr	2.1x
12	San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA	50 48–51	$28,753/yr	20.0x
13	The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX	49 45–49	$34,676/yr	10.0x
14	University of Georgia Athens, GA	49 45–49	$32,556/yr	12.6x
15	Rogers State University Claremore, OK	48 44–49	$38,684/yr	12.1x
16	University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC	48 44–48	$33,941/yr	10.7x
17	University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus Waterbury, CT	48 44–48	$33,788/yr	8.8x
18	University of Connecticut-Avery Point Groton, CT	48 44–48	$33,788/yr	8.8x
19	University of Connecticut-Stamford Stamford, CT	48 44–48	$33,788/yr	8.8x
20	University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus Hartford, CT	48 44–48	$33,788/yr	8.8x
21	University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA	47 43–48	$36,324/yr	11.7x
22	Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers, FL	47 44–47	$30,437/yr	19.4x
23	University of Maine Orono, ME	46 42–46	$37,386/yr	9.2x
24	Florida International University Miami, FL	46 42–47	$35,827/yr	12.6x
25	University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	46 43–47	$33,788/yr	7.4x
26	University of Idaho Moscow, ID	46 43–47	$32,662/yr	13.5x
27	New York University New York, NY	45 39–46	$47,666/yr	1.9x
28	Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX	45 40–46	$41,107/yr	6.8x
29	California State University-Dominguez Hills Carson, CA	45 41–45	$36,517/yr	13.1x
30	Montclair State University Montclair, NJ	45 42–45	$29,633/yr	10.1x
31	Lebanon Valley College Annville, PA	44 39–45	$45,286/yr	2.2x
32	Savannah College of Art and Design Savannah, GA	44 39–45	$40,139/yr	3.0x
33	Ohio University-Eastern Campus Saint Clairsville, OH	44 41–44	$29,086/yr	17.8x
34	Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus Chillicothe, OH	44 41–44	$29,086/yr	17.8x
35	Ohio University-Southern Campus Ironton, OH	44 41–44	$29,086/yr	17.8x
36	Ohio University-Lancaster Campus Lancaster, OH	44 41–44	$29,086/yr	17.8x
37	Ohio University-Zanesville Campus Zanesville, OH	44 41–44	$29,086/yr	17.8x
38	University of Central Florida Orlando, FL	44 42–44	$27,148/yr	18.6x
39	Washington State University Pullman, WA	43 39–43	$32,416/yr	9.4x
40	Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA	43 40–44	$31,994/yr	12.8x
41	Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL	43 41–43	$26,926/yr	22.1x
42	Fordham University Bronx, NY	42 37–43	$45,931/yr	0.9x
43	Saint Edward's University Austin, TX	42 37–42	$36,708/yr	2.5x
44	State University of New York at Oswego Oswego, NY	42 39–43	$30,241/yr	12.8x
45	The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX	42 39–42	$28,892/yr	10.8x
46	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH	42 39–42	$28,719/yr	9.8x
47	Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ	41 37–42	$35,981/yr	6.5x
48	Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX	41 38–42	$31,546/yr	9.7x
49	California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA	41 39–41	$27,278/yr	15.4x
50	California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA	41 39–41	$24,650/yr	16.4x
51	San Diego State University San Diego, CA	41 39–41	$22,487/yr	15.0x
52	Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ	40 36–41	$35,981/yr	—
53	University of Southern Indiana Evansville, IN	40 36–40	$34,685/yr	9.2x
54	University of Baltimore Baltimore, MD	40 36–40	$33,788/yr	7.6x
55	West Texas A & M University Canyon, TX	40 37–40	$30,615/yr	11.3x
56	Oregon State University-Cascades Campus Bend, OR	40 37–40	$30,036/yr	9.4x
57	State University of New York at New Paltz New Paltz, NY	40 38–41	$23,551/yr	14.2x
58	Southeastern University Lakeland, FL	39 34–39	$38,260/yr	2.0x
59	Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA	39 36–40	$32,808/yr	7.9x
60	Texas State University San Marcos, TX	39 36–40	$31,977/yr	9.2x
61	The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL	39 36–40	$31,911/yr	9.0x
62	Arkansas State University Jonesboro, AR	39 35–39	$31,324/yr	11.6x
63	Western Connecticut State University Danbury, CT	39 36–39	$30,582/yr	8.8x
64	Oregon State University Corvallis, OR	39 36–40	$30,036/yr	8.7x
65	SUNY College at Plattsburgh Plattsburgh, NY	39 37–40	$28,559/yr	12.2x
66	Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN	39 37–40	$28,508/yr	10.9x
67	California State University-Monterey Bay Seaside, CA	39 37–39	$24,496/yr	14.7x
68	CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY	39 38–40	$22,947/yr	15.3x
69	Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	38 33–38	$37,556/yr	1.7x
70	Ball State University Muncie, IN	38 35–39	$32,118/yr	9.2x
71	Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA	38 36–38	$24,934/yr	16.3x
72	University of Northwestern-St Paul Saint Paul, MN	37 32–38	$40,361/yr	2.2x
73	Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ	37 33–38	$38,230/yr	2.0x
74	Liberty University Lynchburg, VA	37 33–38	$34,506/yr	3.1x
75	Indiana University-South Bend South Bend, IN	37 34–38	$30,190/yr	8.2x
76	Troy University Troy, AL	37 34–37	$29,917/yr	10.0x
77	California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA	37 35–37	$25,988/yr	13.8x
78	University of Central Missouri Warrensburg, MO	36 33–36	$28,146/yr	10.2x
79	Murray State University Murray, KY	36 34–37	$28,041/yr	10.5x
80	Appalachian State University Boone, NC	36 35–37	$23,532/yr	13.6x
81	Lincoln University Lincoln University, PA	36 34–37	$23,309/yr	9.7x
82	California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	36 35–37	$22,133/yr	14.7x
83	Youngstown State University Youngstown, OH	35 32–35	$30,089/yr	8.4x
84	Temple University Philadelphia, PA	35 32–35	$29,112/yr	5.0x
85	Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH	35 32–35	$29,086/yr	7.5x
86	University of Houston Houston, TX	35 34–36	$24,250/yr	11.0x
87	Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX	34 29–34	$38,678/yr	1.3x
88	University of Miami Coral Gables, FL	34 30–35	$35,263/yr	1.7x
89	University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH	34 30–34	$31,699/yr	6.4x
90	Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green, OH	34 31–34	$29,405/yr	4.2x
91	Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI	34 31–34	$29,205/yr	7.1x
92	Boston University Boston, MA	33 28–33	$37,225/yr	1.2x
93	Marquette University Milwaukee, WI	33 28–33	$35,720/yr	1.7x
94	Elon University Elon, NC	33 30–34	$33,894/yr	0.9x
95	Seattle University Seattle, WA	33 29–34	$33,821/yr	0.6x
96	Chicago State University Chicago, IL	33 31–34	$28,643/yr	4.6x
97	University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Oshkosh, WI	33 31–34	$26,494/yr	7.1x
98	Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ	33 31–33	$24,578/yr	8.4x
99	University of North Georgia Dahlonega, GA	33 31–34	$21,149/yr	9.6x
100	Dallas Baptist University Dallas, TX	32 28–32	$33,619/yr	2.3x
101	University of Kentucky Lexington, KY	32 29–32	$28,215/yr	7.0x
102	St Bonaventure University Saint Bonaventure, NY	32 29–32	$27,714/yr	2.8x
103	Western Illinois University Macomb, IL	32 30–32	$27,462/yr	6.5x
104	University of North Texas Denton, TX	32 30–33	$26,773/yr	8.4x
105	Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH	32 30–33	$26,398/yr	7.8x
106	Towson University Towson, MD	32 30–33	$22,997/yr	9.1x
107	University of La Verne La Verne, CA	31 28–32	$33,773/yr	1.9x
108	The New School New York, NY	31 28–32	$32,169/yr	0.4x
109	Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI	31 29–32	$24,894/yr	7.0x
110	SUNY at Fredonia Fredonia, NY	31 29–32	$24,791/yr	9.7x
111	Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, PA	31 30–32	$22,057/yr	9.0x
112	The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX	31 29–31	$21,182/yr	9.7x
113	Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC	31 29–32	$19,125/yr	13.0x
114	Bradley University Peoria, IL	30 27–31	$32,742/yr	2.1x
115	Ithaca College Ithaca, NY	30 27–30	$30,355/yr	1.9x
116	North Central College Naperville, IL	30 27–30	$30,167/yr	0.7x
117	Hofstra University Hempstead, NY	30 28–31	$27,797/yr	2.0x
118	Cedarville University Cedarville, OH	29 25–30	$33,554/yr	1.7x
119	Evangel University Springfield, MO	29 26–29	$28,656/yr	3.2x
120	Lee University Cleveland, TN	29 27–30	$26,537/yr	4.2x
121	Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KY	29 27–30	$25,880/yr	7.6x
122	Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY	29 27–29	$21,377/yr	7.9x
123	Wayne State University Detroit, MI	29 28–30	$20,526/yr	7.1x
124	Xavier University Cincinnati, OH	28 26–28	$28,270/yr	0.5x
125	Capital University Columbus, OH	28 26–28	$28,045/yr	0.7x
126	Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, IL	28 26–29	$25,057/yr	6.2x
127	Universidad del Sagrado Corazon Santurce, PR	28 26–29	$13,436/yr	10.4x
128	University of Valley Forge Phoenixville, PA	27 24–27	$28,751/yr	2.7x
129	Academy of Art University San Francisco, CA	27 25–27	$25,425/yr	1.3x
130	Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL	26 24–27	$26,227/yr	0.3x
131	Canisius University Buffalo, NY	26 24–26	$25,154/yr	2.7x
132	Biola University La Mirada, CA	25 22–25	$29,388/yr	1.4x
133	Asbury University Wilmore, KY	25 23–26	$25,879/yr	2.5x
134	Columbia College Chicago Chicago, IL	24 22–25	$24,191/yr	2.5x
135	Baylor University Waco, TX	23 21–23	$27,554/yr	1.0x
136	Clark Atlanta University Atlanta, GA	23 22–24	$21,413/yr	2.9x
137	Point Park University Pittsburgh, PA	23 22–24	$17,479/yr	2.4x
138	Pepperdine University Malibu, CA	22 20–22	$23,182/yr	1.2x
139	Rider University Lawrenceville, NJ	22 21–23	$16,690/yr	2.2x
140	Northwestern University Evanston, IL	21 19–22	$24,611/yr	0.9x

Highest Earning Radio, Television, and Digital Communication Programs

Schools where Radio, Television, and Digital Communication graduates earn the most in their first year after graduation.

School	1-Year Earnings	DW Score
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus	$76,507/yr	74
Rochester Institute of Technology	$71,549/yr	50
Miami University-Hamilton	$50,938/yr	70
Miami University-Middletown	$50,938/yr	70
Miami University-Oxford	$50,938/yr	62
Purdue University Global	$48,015/yr	53
New York University	$47,666/yr	45
Fordham University	$45,931/yr	42
Lebanon Valley College	$45,286/yr	44
The University of Texas at Arlington	$43,038/yr	54

Best ROI for Radio, Television, and Digital Communication

Schools with the highest earnings-to-tuition ratio for Radio, Television, and Digital Communication.

School	ROI Multiple	Earnings	DW Score
University of Florida-Online	36.3x	$33,178/yr	55
Florida State University	28.1x	$32,227/yr	55
Miami University-Hamilton	26.8x	$50,938/yr	70
Miami University-Middletown	26.8x	$50,938/yr	70
Florida Atlantic University	22.1x	$26,926/yr	43
University of Florida	21.7x	$33,178/yr	53
San Francisco State University	20.0x	$28,753/yr	50
Florida Gulf Coast University	19.4x	$30,437/yr	47
University of Central Florida	18.6x	$27,148/yr	44
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus	18.5x	$76,507/yr	74

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Radio, Television, and Digital Communication graduates earn?

Across 140 schools, Radio, Television, and Digital Communication graduates earn an average of $31,253 per year in their first year after graduation. Earnings range from $13,436 to $76,507 depending on the school.

What is the AI automation risk for Radio, Television, and Digital Communication?

Radio, Television, and Digital Communication is rated "High" for AI automation risk, with an average of 50% of job tasks exposed to large language models and AI tools. This means some career tasks in this field could be augmented or replaced by AI over the next decade.

Which school has the best Radio, Television, and Digital Communication program?

Based on our DegreeOutlook Score (combining earnings, AI resilience, job market size, and ROI), Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus ranks #1 for Radio, Television, and Digital Communication with a score of 74/100 and graduate earnings of $76,507/yr.

What's the outlook for a Radio, Television, and Digital Communication degree?

On average, Radio, Television, and Digital Communication graduates earn 8.8x their in-state tuition over 10 years. This is a moderate return — school choice matters significantly.

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