Radio, Television, and Digital Communication: bachelor's degree earnings by college

Median earnings of radio, television, and digital communication graduates (bachelor's degree) one year after graduation, at 145 colleges. National median: $37,718, rising to $49,445 after four years.

#	College	State	Earnings after 1 yr	After 4 yrs	Median debt
1	Rochester Institute of Technology	NY	$65,196	$91,222	$25,500
2	Fordham University	NY	$57,292	$84,366	$27,000
3	New York University	NY	$54,824	$77,109	$16,750
4	Purdue University Global	IN	$54,258	$51,391	$31,750
5	Northwestern University	IL	$53,639	$51,471	$15,500
6	Miami University-Hamilton	OH	$53,569	$82,411	$21,030
7	Miami University-Middletown	OH	$53,569	$82,411	$21,030
8	Miami University-Oxford	OH	$53,569	$82,411	$21,030
9	Seattle University	WA	$52,133	$61,021	$21,500
10	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College	PA	$49,422	$66,876	$22,250
11	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	PA	$49,422	$66,876	$22,250
12	Pennsylvania State University-World Campus	PA	$49,422	$66,876	$22,250
13	Maryland Institute College of Art	MD	$49,187	—	$24,500
14	Saint Edward's University	TX	$48,300	$53,473	—
15	Lebanon Valley College	PA	$48,259	$63,128	$26,000
16	Savannah College of Art and Design	GA	$47,874	$64,076	$22,156
17	University of Connecticut	CT	$47,637	$65,892	$22,875
18	University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus	CT	$47,637	$65,892	$22,875
19	University of Connecticut-Avery Point	CT	$47,637	$65,892	$22,875
20	University of Connecticut-Stamford	CT	$47,637	$65,892	$22,875
21	University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus	CT	$47,637	$65,892	$22,875
22	University of Northwestern-St Paul	MN	$46,261	$50,708	—
23	University of Mississippi	MS	$46,091	$69,082	$19,500
24	Arizona State University Campus Immersion	AZ	$44,948	$58,974	$21,739
25	Arizona State University Digital Immersion	AZ	$44,948	$58,974	$21,739
26	University of South Carolina-Columbia	SC	$44,318	$62,214	$22,500
27	University of Miami	FL	$44,029	$62,053	$12,250
28	Elon University	NC	$43,619	$60,832	$20,500
29	University of Northern Iowa	IA	$43,411	$49,794	$17,076
30	Southeastern University	FL	$43,376	$55,318	$19,000
31	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus	OH	$43,219	$43,570	$24,950
32	Washington State University	WA	$43,145	$57,956	$16,490
33	Texas A&M University-College Station	TX	$43,127	$61,478	$17,500
34	Syracuse University	NY	$42,990	$70,815	$22,250
35	St Bonaventure University	NY	$42,937	$55,796	—
36	Seton Hall University	NJ	$42,649	$67,192	$24,375
37	Florida State University	FL	$42,434	$60,876	$11,500
38	Texas Tech University	TX	$42,407	$50,279	$20,024
39	Boston University	MA	$42,398	$55,804	$19,000
40	Baylor University	TX	$42,273	$46,043	—
41	Eastern Michigan University	MI	$41,420	—	$27,000
42	University of North Texas at Dallas	TX	$41,109	—	$18,114
43	University of Akron Main Campus	OH	$40,913	$45,739	$23,315
44	Endicott College	MA	$40,890	—	—
45	Oregon State University	OR	$40,722	$52,798	$19,125
46	Oregon State University-Cascades Campus	OR	$40,722	$52,798	$19,125
47	San Francisco State University	CA	$40,506	$58,550	$18,750
48	University of Maine	ME	$40,381	$47,421	$25,064
49	Towson University	MD	$40,173	$42,584	$17,506
50	Florida International University	FL	$39,915	—	$12,750
51	University of Florida	FL	$39,913	$62,227	$14,902
52	University of Florida-Online	FL	$39,913	$62,227	$14,902
53	Champlain College	VT	$39,862	$45,620	—
54	Indiana University-South Bend	IN	$39,487	$36,711	—
55	University of Kentucky	KY	$39,480	$44,333	$19,500
56	Ohio University-Eastern Campus	OH	$39,256	$48,390	$23,250
57	Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus	OH	$39,256	$48,390	$23,250
58	Ohio University-Southern Campus	OH	$39,256	$48,390	$23,250
59	Ohio University-Lancaster Campus	OH	$39,256	$48,390	$23,250
60	Ohio University-Main Campus	OH	$39,256	$48,390	$23,250
61	Ohio University-Zanesville Campus	OH	$39,256	$48,390	$23,250
62	Butler University	IN	$39,241	—	—
63	Grand Valley State University	MI	$39,078	$43,011	$16,250
64	University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh	WI	$38,904	$49,639	$22,250
65	Cedarville University	OH	$38,870	$47,782	$25,000
66	Arkansas State University	AR	$38,757	$40,961	$21,500
67	Texas Christian University	TX	$38,666	$61,636	$24,167
68	State University of New York at Oswego	NY	$38,349	$48,489	$20,802
69	University of Georgia	GA	$38,275	$45,555	$16,750
70	Texas Southern University	TX	$38,080	$51,195	$26,125
71	Ball State University	IN	$37,997	$47,737	$19,500
72	Middle Tennessee State University	TN	$37,906	—	—
73	Hofstra University	NY	$37,718	$56,990	$23,000
74	Millersville University of Pennsylvania	PA	$37,592	—	$19,499
75	Bradley University	IL	$37,550	$42,006	—
76	Texas State University	TX	$37,512	$49,987	$18,750
77	Temple University	PA	$37,464	$53,818	$25,000
78	Central Michigan University	MI	$37,403	$46,942	$27,000
79	The New School	NY	$37,392	$64,018	$19,793
80	Florida Gulf Coast University	FL	$37,361	$43,420	—
81	Point Park University	PA	$37,314	$49,951	—
82	Suffolk University	MA	$37,220	—	$23,409
83	The University of Alabama	AL	$36,978	$55,894	$23,250
84	Capital University	OH	$36,910	—	—
85	The University of Texas at Austin	TX	$36,909	$52,860	$19,134
86	Northern Arizona University	AZ	$36,789	$50,233	$17,500
87	University of Colorado Boulder	CO	$36,561	—	$15,500
88	University of Hartford	CT	$36,477	—	$27,000
89	Rogers State University	OK	$36,447	$41,994	$18,000
90	Keene State College	NH	$36,314	—	—
91	Ithaca College	NY	$36,278	$58,804	$21,914
92	Florida Atlantic University	FL	$36,034	$47,505	$16,031
93	State University of New York at Plattsburgh	NY	$36,024	$45,121	$19,250
94	Chicago State University	IL	$36,016	—	—
95	Liberty University	VA	$36,007	$50,891	$22,578
96	CUNY Brooklyn College	NY	$35,616	$51,404	—
97	University of North Georgia	GA	$35,301	$37,608	$18,487
98	Central Washington University	WA	$35,153	$50,318	—
99	Kutztown University of Pennsylvania	PA	$34,953	$49,132	$25,250
100	West Texas A & M University	TX	$34,778	$40,183	—
101	Kennesaw State University	GA	$34,611	$47,723	$22,750
102	Ashland University	OH	$34,513	$42,929	—
103	University of Idaho	ID	$34,481	$49,929	—
104	California State University-Northridge	CA	$34,411	$49,359	$13,000
105	University of Central Florida	FL	$34,118	$48,753	$19,000
106	Georgia Southern University	GA	$33,556	$51,581	$22,750
107	Columbia College Chicago	IL	$33,537	$54,357	$25,000
108	Lincoln University	PA	$33,351	$36,544	$31,000
109	Wayne State University	MI	$33,290	$42,551	$23,250
110	Southern Oregon University	OR	$33,173	—	$22,584
111	Youngstown State University	OH	$32,928	$41,630	$18,075
112	California State University-Dominguez Hills	CA	$32,833	$36,326	—
113	University of North Texas	TX	$32,522	$40,972	$19,000
114	Canisius University	NY	$32,331	$39,148	—
115	Asbury University	KY	$32,322	$46,016	$25,625
116	California State University-Fullerton	CA	$32,283	$48,094	$13,500
117	Lee University	TN	$32,201	$43,241	—
118	Clark Atlanta University	GA	$32,030	$34,335	$27,000
119	Indiana University-Indianapolis	IN	$31,999	$46,473	$20,500
120	San Diego State University	CA	$31,944	$43,485	$15,000
121	Appalachian State University	NC	$31,804	$55,235	$18,250
122	SUNY at Fredonia	NY	$31,761	$45,784	$19,500
123	Loyola University Chicago	IL	$31,448	$48,479	$26,000
124	SUNY Buffalo State University	NY	$31,273	$46,224	—
125	Montclair State University	NJ	$31,189	$62,999	$21,500
126	Academy of Art University	CA	$30,366	$54,087	—
127	Eastern Illinois University	IL	$30,331	—	$22,478
128	Bowling Green State University-Main Campus	OH	$30,311	$51,758	$25,000
129	California State University-Long Beach	CA	$29,985	$47,444	$13,339
130	Western Connecticut State University	CT	$29,878	$43,257	—
131	Kent State University at Kent	OH	$29,859	$41,900	$25,000
132	University of Central Missouri	MO	$29,537	$43,463	$18,710
133	SUNY Polytechnic Institute	NY	$29,237	—	$18,750
134	The University of Texas at El Paso	TX	$29,120	$36,373	$13,000
135	Southern Illinois University-Carbondale	IL	$28,743	$42,113	$17,875
136	California State University-Los Angeles	CA	$28,332	$39,867	$15,000
137	State University of New York at New Paltz	NY	$27,727	$47,453	$19,000
138	California State University-Monterey Bay	CA	$26,416	$39,954	$14,328
139	Eastern Kentucky University	KY	$26,376	$41,368	$19,850
140	New York Institute of Technology	NY	$26,125	$37,095	—
141	University of Toledo	OH	$25,724	—	$22,875
142	Western Kentucky University	KY	$24,401	$41,791	—
143	Eastern Connecticut State University	CT	$23,334	—	—
144	Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce	PR	$13,459	$22,355	—
145	Universidad del Sagrado Corazon	PR	$11,438	$23,283	$9,000

Earnings are median annual earnings of graduates who received federal financial aid, measured by the U.S. Department of Education. Colleges with too few graduates are not shown.

Frequently asked questions

How much do radio, television, and digital communication graduates earn?

The median college reports $37,718 in earnings one year after a bachelor's degree in radio, television, and digital communication and $49,445 four years after. The highest is $65,196 at Rochester Institute of Technology.

How much student debt do radio, television, and digital communication graduates have?

The median federal loan debt for this degree is about $21,500 at the typical college.