Radio, Television, and Digital Communication

15,054 students earn a radio, television, and digital communication credential each year across 496 US colleges. Earnings below are the median for each school's graduates one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at completion.

Typical earnings, 1 year out: $30,036
Typical earnings, 5 years out: $48,067

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Bachelor's programs — top 100 of 320 colleges by graduates

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1New York UniversityNew York, New York438$47,6661 year out$69,066$21,500 2California State University-NorthridgeNorthridge, California430$27,2781 year out$46,521$15,000 3Savannah College of Art and DesignSavannah, Georgia353$40,1391 year out$64,724$27,000 4University of MississippiUniversity, Mississippi293$41,2471 year out$60,816$21,521 5Arizona State University Digital ImmersionScottsdale, Arizona287$35,9811 year out—$27,000 6Towson UniversityTowson, Maryland281$22,9971 year out$45,536$22,024 7The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas262$28,8921 year out$55,238$23,044 8Northwestern UniversityEvanston, Illinois247$24,6111 year out$50,861$15,500 9Florida State UniversityTallahassee, Florida238$32,2271 year out$65,909$18,500 10University of North TexasDenton, Texas211$26,7731 year out$41,843$19,500 11Texas State UniversitySan Marcos, Texas197$31,9771 year out$46,714$21,858 12Boston UniversityBoston, Massachusetts195$37,2251 year out$58,649$23,750 13Ball State UniversityMuncie, Indiana178$32,1181 year out$43,808$23,443 14California State University-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California171$22,1331 year out$42,918$15,068 15Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania171$29,1121 year out$53,336$26,000 16Texas Tech UniversityLubbock, Texas165$31,5461 year out$50,880$24,250 17California State University-FullertonFullerton, California154$24,6501 year out$49,196$17,504 18Florida Atlantic UniversityBoca Raton, Florida151$26,9261 year out$44,985$18,492 19University of FloridaGainesville, Florida139$33,1781 year out$57,845$17,916 20Elon UniversityElon, North Carolina138$33,8941 year out—$22,196 21San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, California129$28,7531 year out$62,463$17,683 22Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania128$39,0301 year out—$24,937 23Montclair State UniversityMontclair, New Jersey126$29,6331 year out$65,566$25,425 24Ithaca CollegeIthaca, New York124$30,3551 year out$58,974$23,921 25Washington State UniversityPullman, Washington124$32,4161 year out$53,821$20,700 26Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, New York118$37,5561 year out$69,161$27,000 27University of GeorgiaAthens, Georgia115$32,5561 year out$60,906$25,000 28Miami University-OxfordOxford, Ohio109$50,9381 year out$81,064$24,250 29Fordham UniversityBronx, New York107$45,9311 year out—$23,230 30Florida International UniversityMiami, Florida106$35,8271 year out—$11,180 31Indiana University-IndianapolisIndianapolis, Indiana105$28,5081 year out$49,597$22,959 32University of HoustonHouston, Texas102$24,2501 year out$46,787$23,000 33Kennesaw State UniversityKennesaw, Georgia102$31,9941 year out—$27,683 34Clark Atlanta UniversityAtlanta, Georgia100$21,4131 year out$41,243$28,500 35The University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, Alabama99$31,9111 year out$47,815$24,823 36San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, California95$22,4871 year out$53,045$15,248 37State University of New York at OswegoOswego, New York92$30,2411 year out$48,482$23,665 38University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, Ohio87$28,7191 year out$58,784$25,000 39Ohio University-Main CampusAthens, Ohio81$29,0861 year out$46,521$25,000 40State University of New York at New PaltzNew Paltz, New York78$23,5511 year out$51,724$21,500 41Purdue University GlobalWest Lafayette, Indiana78$48,0151 year out—$46,125 42Hofstra UniversityHempstead, New York72$27,7971 year out$66,854$25,000 43Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, Texas71$41,1071 year out—$18,500 44The University of Texas at El PasoEl Paso, Texas70$21,1821 year out$41,552$21,737 45University of ConnecticutStorrs, Connecticut69$33,7881 year out$68,439$23,375 46Oregon State UniversityCorvallis, Oregon68$30,0361 year out$52,443$22,746 47Kent State University at KentKent, Ohio67$26,3981 year out$45,231$24,987 48University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, Colorado66—1 year out——49University of Central FloridaOrlando, Florida65$27,1481 year out$49,868$21,202 50Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta, Georgia65$76,5071 year out$91,748$28,350 51Maryland Institute College of ArtBaltimore, Maryland65—1 year out——52Kutztown University of PennsylvaniaKutztown, Pennsylvania64$22,0571 year out$44,842$27,000 53University of MiamiCoral Gables, Florida63$35,2631 year out$64,374$19,500 54University of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbia, South Carolina63$33,9411 year out$59,326$21,500 55Universidad del Sagrado CorazonSanturce, Puerto Rico61$13,4361 year out$28,972$12,250 56Troy UniversityTroy, Alabama56$29,9171 year out$43,105$26,000 57University of North GeorgiaDahlonega, Georgia55$21,1491 year out—$21,881 58Northern Arizona UniversityFlagstaff, Arizona54$24,5781 year out$47,705$25,935 59Appalachian State UniversityBoone, North Carolina53$23,5321 year out$44,173$23,250 60San Jose State UniversitySan Jose, California52—1 year out$45,848—61Liberty UniversityLynchburg, Virginia51$34,5061 year out—$23,250 62California State University-Monterey BaySeaside, California51$24,4961 year out$46,621$15,074 63Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona46$35,9811 year out—$27,000 64Central Michigan UniversityMount Pleasant, Michigan46$29,2051 year out$45,968$27,000 65University of Northern IowaCedar Falls, Iowa43$36,3241 year out$49,552$19,604 66State University of New York at PlattsburghPlattsburgh, New York43$28,5591 year out$46,805$25,822 67Columbia College ChicagoChicago, Illinois42$24,1911 year out$44,985$25,420 68Texas Christian UniversityFort Worth, Texas40$38,6781 year out$53,297$22,500 69University of Puerto Rico-Rio PiedrasSan Juan, Puerto Rico40—1 year out$29,011—70Asbury UniversityWilmore, Kentucky39$25,8791 year out$46,575$24,289 71Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochester, New York39$71,5491 year out—$27,000 72Georgia Southern UniversityStatesboro, Georgia37$24,9341 year out$40,905$28,000 73Massachusetts College of Art and DesignBoston, Massachusetts37—1 year out——74CUNY Brooklyn CollegeBrooklyn, New York37$22,9471 year out$48,587$13,820 75Texas Southern UniversityHouston, Texas37—1 year out$32,814$34,750 76Loyola University ChicagoChicago, Illinois36$26,2271 year out—$25,000 77University of the PacificStockton, California35—1 year out——78University of Wisconsin-OshkoshOshkosh, Wisconsin34$26,4941 year out—$24,637 79University of South FloridaTampa, Florida33—1 year out——80The New SchoolNew York, New York32$32,1691 year out—$22,375 81Eastern Kentucky UniversityRichmond, Kentucky31$25,8801 year out$34,754$25,500 82University of RochesterRochester, New York31—1 year out——83Bowling Green State University-Main CampusBowling Green, Ohio31$29,4051 year out—$27,000 84University of Puerto Rico-HumacaoHumacao, Puerto Rico31—1 year out$23,471—85Eastern Illinois UniversityCharleston, Illinois30—1 year out——86Grand Valley State UniversityAllendale, Michigan30$24,8941 year out$46,682$27,000 87University of Akron Main CampusAkron, Ohio30$31,6991 year out$37,905$26,000 88University of Central MissouriWarrensburg, Missouri29$28,1461 year out$43,459$27,125 89Southeastern UniversityLakeland, Florida28$38,2601 year out—$25,000 90University of HartfordWest Hartford, Connecticut27—1 year out——91SUNY at FredoniaFredonia, New York27$24,7911 year out$37,569$27,000 92University of North Texas at DallasDallas, Texas27—1 year out——93Arkansas State UniversityJonesboro, Arkansas26$31,3241 year out$39,096$22,937 94Southern Illinois University-CarbondaleCarbondale, Illinois26$25,0571 year out$38,390$25,025 95Tulane University of LouisianaNew Orleans, Louisiana26—1 year out——96SUNY Polytechnic InstituteUtica, New York26—1 year out——97University of ToledoToledo, Ohio26—1 year out——98Seattle UniversitySeattle, Washington26$33,8211 year out—$18,250 99Adelphi UniversityGarden City, New York25—1 year out——100Lincoln UniversityLincoln University, Pennsylvania25$23,3091 year out$53,423$27,000

Associate programs — top 100 of 127 colleges by graduates

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnut, California84—1 year out——2Fullerton CollegeFullerton, California57—1 year out——3Los Angeles Valley CollegeValley Glen, California47—1 year out——4Moorpark CollegeMoorpark, California44—1 year out——5Saddleback CollegeMission Viejo, California44—1 year out——6De Anza CollegeCupertino, California42—1 year out——7Long Beach City CollegeLong Beach, California42—1 year out——8Oakland Community CollegeAuburn Hills, Michigan39—1 year out——9Orange Coast CollegeCosta Mesa, California38—1 year out——10Pasadena City CollegePasadena, California36—1 year out——11Diablo Valley CollegePleasant Hill, California32—1 year out——12Southwestern CollegeChula Vista, California31—1 year out——13Chaffey CollegeRancho Cucamonga, California30—1 year out——14Miami Media SchoolDoral, Florida28—1 year out——15Los Angeles City CollegeLos Angeles, California27—1 year out——16El Paso Community CollegeEl Paso, Texas26$17,5581 year out$28,653—17Tulsa Community CollegeTulsa, Oklahoma25—1 year out——18Austin Community College DistrictAustin, Texas25$26,9511 year out—$12,000 19El Camino Community College DistrictTorrance, California24—1 year out——20Glendale Community CollegeGlendale, California24—1 year out——21Connecticut State Community CollegeNew Britain, Connecticut22—1 year out$39,338—22Cuesta CollegeSan Luis Obispo, California21—1 year out——23Cypress CollegeCypress, California21—1 year out——24Los Angeles Pierce CollegeWoodland Hills, California21—1 year out——25Oxnard CollegeOxnard, California21—1 year out——26Cosumnes River CollegeSacramento, California19—1 year out——27Palomar CollegeSan Marcos, California19—1 year out——28San Diego City CollegeSan Diego, California18—1 year out——29College of San MateoSan Mateo, California18—1 year out——30Mt San Jacinto Community College DistrictSan Jacinto, California17—1 year out——31Antelope Valley Community College DistrictLancaster, California16—1 year out——32College of the DesertPalm Desert, California16—1 year out——33San Bernardino Valley CollegeSan Bernardino, California16—1 year out——34Lone Star College SystemThe Woodlands, Texas16—1 year out——35Parkland CollegeChampaign, Illinois15—1 year out——36Community College of Allegheny CountyPittsburgh, Pennsylvania15—1 year out——37Butte CollegeOroville, California14—1 year out——38City College of San FranciscoSan Francisco, California14—1 year out——39Delaware Technical Community College-TerryDover, Delaware14—1 year out——40Orange County Community CollegeMiddletown, New York14—1 year out——41Luzerne County Community CollegeNanticoke, Pennsylvania14—1 year out——42Santa Ana CollegeSanta Ana, California13—1 year out——43Yuba CollegeMarysville, California13—1 year out——44Aims Community CollegeGreeley, Colorado13—1 year out——45Hillsborough CollegeTampa, Florida13—1 year out——46Dunwoody College of TechnologyMinneapolis, Minnesota13—1 year out——47Clackamas Community CollegeOregon City, Oregon12—1 year out——48Alvin Community CollegeAlvin, Texas12—1 year out——49Del Mar CollegeCorpus Christi, Texas12—1 year out——50Cerritos CollegeNorwalk, California11—1 year out——51MiraCosta CollegeOceanside, California11—1 year out——52Riverside City CollegeRiverside, California11—1 year out——53Finger Lakes Community CollegeCanandaigua, New York11—1 year out——54Grossmont CollegeEl Cajon, California10—1 year out——55Santa Barbara City CollegeSanta Barbara, California10—1 year out——56Pueblo Community CollegePueblo, Colorado10—1 year out——57College of Southern MarylandLa Plata, Maryland10—1 year out——58Tompkins Cortland Community CollegeDryden, New York10—1 year out——59Ohlone CollegeFremont, California9—1 year out——60Red Rocks Community CollegeLakewood, Colorado9—1 year out——61San Antonio CollegeSan Antonio, Texas9—1 year out$35,238—62Solano Community CollegeFairfield, California8—1 year out——63College of DuPageGlen Ellyn, Illinois8—1 year out——64Hawkeye Community CollegeWaterloo, Iowa8—1 year out——65Foothill CollegeLos Altos Hills, California7—1 year out——66Hartnell CollegeSalinas, California7—1 year out——67Seminole State College of FloridaSanford, Florida7—1 year out——68Delta CollegeUniversity Center, Michigan7—1 year out——69SUNY Westchester Community CollegeValhalla, New York7—1 year out——70University of Cincinnati-Clermont CollegeBatavia, Ohio7—1 year out——71University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical CollegeNorth Little Rock, Arkansas6—1 year out——72Berkeley City CollegeBerkeley, California6—1 year out——73Eastern Florida State CollegeMelbourne, Florida6—1 year out——74Chabot CollegeHayward, California5—1 year out——75Lamar State College-Port ArthurPort Arthur, Texas5—1 year out——76Central Wyoming CollegeRiverton, Wyoming5—1 year out——77North Arkansas CollegeHarrison, Arkansas4—1 year out——78Santa Rosa Junior CollegeSanta Rosa, California4—1 year out——79West Valley CollegeSaratoga, California4—1 year out——80College of Lake CountyGrayslake, Illinois4—1 year out——81Lake Land CollegeMattoon, Illinois4—1 year out——82Rochester Community and Technical CollegeRochester, Minnesota4—1 year out——83New Mexico State University-Dona AnaLas Cruces, New Mexico4—1 year out——84Fond du Lac Tribal and Community CollegeCloquet, Minnesota4—1 year out——85Pennsylvania Highlands Community CollegeJohnstown, Pennsylvania4—1 year out——86Arkansas State University Mid-SouthWest Memphis, Arkansas3—1 year out——87Colorado Mountain CollegeGlenwood Springs, Colorado3—1 year out——88City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King CollegeChicago, Illinois3—1 year out——89Lewis and Clark Community CollegeGodfrey, Illinois3—1 year out——90Indian Hills Community CollegeOttumwa, Iowa3—1 year out——91Ridgewater CollegeWillmar, Minnesota3—1 year out——92Sinclair Community CollegeDayton, Ohio3—1 year out——93South Plains CollegeLevelland, Texas3—1 year out——94Cochise County Community College DistrictSierra Vista, Arizona2—1 year out——95Glendale Community CollegeGlendale, Arizona2—1 year out——96San Joaquin Delta CollegeStockton, California2—1 year out——97Santa Monica CollegeSanta Monica, California2—1 year out——98Wilmington UniversityNew Castle, Delaware2—1 year out——99Iowa Lakes Community CollegeEstherville, Iowa2—1 year out——100Lawrence Technological UniversitySouthfield, Michigan2—1 year out——

Certificate programs — top 100 of 125 colleges by graduates

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin257—1 year out——2Ohio Media School-CincinnatiNorwood, Ohio254$15,0061 year out$23,495$9,500 3Illinois Media School-Chicago CampusChicago, Illinois227$18,7401 year out$31,890$9,500 4Ohio Media School-Valley ViewValley View, Ohio212$18,8961 year out$27,396$9,500 5Ohio Media School-ColumbusColumbus, Ohio186$18,8961 year out$27,396$9,500 6Colorado Media SchoolDenver, Colorado184$18,8961 year out$27,396$9,500 7Miami Media SchoolDoral, Florida98$15,0061 year out$23,495$9,500 8Saddleback CollegeMission Viejo, California93—1 year out——9University of GeorgiaAthens, Georgia83$41,8581 year out$74,543$21,000 10Illinois Media SchoolChicago, Illinois76$18,7401 year out$31,890$9,500 11Washington State UniversityPullman, Washington54—1 year out——12Moorpark CollegeMoorpark, California40—1 year out——13Arkansas State UniversityJonesboro, Arkansas34—1 year out——14Hillsborough CollegeTampa, Florida30—1 year out——15Seminole State College of FloridaSanford, Florida30—1 year out——16Valencia CollegeOrlando, Florida27—1 year out——17City College of San FranciscoSan Francisco, California24—1 year out——18Lorenzo Walker Technical CollegeNaples, Florida23—1 year out——19The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas23—1 year out——20Riverside City CollegeRiverside, California21—1 year out——21Mid-Del Technology CenterMidwest City, Oklahoma21—1 year out——22Francis Tuttle Technology CenterOklahoma City, Oklahoma20—1 year out——23William T McFatter Technical CollegeDavie, Florida19—1 year out——24Western Kentucky UniversityBowling Green, Kentucky19—1 year out——25Orange Technical College-South CampusOrlando, Florida18—1 year out——26University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, Pennsylvania18—1 year out——27Butte CollegeOroville, California17—1 year out——28Rose State CollegeMidwest City, Oklahoma17—1 year out——29Lone Star College SystemThe Woodlands, Texas15—1 year out——30MiraCosta CollegeOceanside, California14—1 year out——31Chaffey CollegeRancho Cucamonga, California13—1 year out——32Aims Community CollegeGreeley, Colorado13—1 year out——33Connecticut State Community CollegeNew Britain, Connecticut13—1 year out——34Lewis and Clark Community CollegeGodfrey, Illinois13—1 year out——35Community College of Allegheny CountyPittsburgh, Pennsylvania12—1 year out——36The Evergreen State CollegeOlympia, Washington12—1 year out——37Immokalee Technical CollegeImmokalee, Florida12—1 year out——38Grossmont CollegeEl Cajon, California11—1 year out——39University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical CollegeNorth Little Rock, Arkansas10—1 year out——40Los Angeles Valley CollegeValley Glen, California10—1 year out——41Fort Lewis CollegeDurango, Colorado10—1 year out——42Metropolitan State University of DenverDenver, Colorado10—1 year out——43St Petersburg CollegeSt. Petersburg, Florida9—1 year out——44Lake Land CollegeMattoon, Illinois9—1 year out——45Cosumnes River CollegeSacramento, California7—1 year out——46Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnut, California7—1 year out——47San Bernardino Valley CollegeSan Bernardino, California7—1 year out——48Pasco-Hernando State CollegeNew Port Richey, Florida7—1 year out——49University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia, Missouri7$38,7281 year out—$19,500 50North Central State CollegeMansfield, Ohio7—1 year out——51Ventura Adult and Continuing EducationVentura, California7—1 year out——52Husson UniversityBangor, Maine7$33,2711 year out—$27,000 53Long Beach City CollegeLong Beach, California6—1 year out——54Oxnard CollegeOxnard, California6—1 year out——55Lively Technical CollegeTallahassee, Florida6—1 year out——56Metropolitan Community College AreaOmaha, Nebraska6—1 year out——57Tulsa Community CollegeTulsa, Oklahoma6—1 year out——58Salt Lake Community CollegeSalt Lake City, Utah6—1 year out——59Caribbean University-BayamonBayamon, Puerto Rico6—1 year out——60Fond du Lac Tribal and Community CollegeCloquet, Minnesota6—1 year out——61San Diego City CollegeSan Diego, California5—1 year out——62Pueblo Community CollegePueblo, Colorado5—1 year out——63College of Central FloridaOcala, Florida5—1 year out——64Gulf Coast State CollegePanama City, Florida5—1 year out——65Parkland CollegeChampaign, Illinois5—1 year out——66Flint Hills Technical CollegeEmporia, Kansas5—1 year out——67Ohio University-Main CampusAthens, Ohio5—1 year out——68Lamar State College-Port ArthurPort Arthur, Texas5—1 year out——69Blue Ridge Community and Technical CollegeMartinsburg, West Virginia5—1 year out——70Yuba CollegeMarysville, California4—1 year out——71Savannah College of Art and DesignSavannah, Georgia4—1 year out——72Rock Valley CollegeRockford, Illinois4—1 year out——73Kansas State UniversityManhattan, Kansas4—1 year out——74Cape Cod Community CollegeWest Barnstable, Massachusetts4—1 year out——75New Mexico State University-Dona AnaLas Cruces, New Mexico4—1 year out——76Texas Tech UniversityLubbock, Texas4—1 year out——77De Anza CollegeCupertino, California3—1 year out——78Diablo Valley CollegePleasant Hill, California3—1 year out——79Glendale Community CollegeGlendale, California3—1 year out——80Palomar CollegeSan Marcos, California3—1 year out——81Pasadena City CollegePasadena, California3—1 year out——82Santa Ana CollegeSanta Ana, California3—1 year out——83Santa Monica CollegeSanta Monica, California3—1 year out——84Southwestern CollegeChula Vista, California3—1 year out——85Florida Panhandle Technical CollegeChipley, Florida3—1 year out——86Northeast Community CollegeNorfolk, Nebraska3—1 year out——87University of ToledoToledo, Ohio3—1 year out——88High Plains Technology CenterWoodward, Oklahoma3—1 year out——89Southwest Technology CenterAltus, Oklahoma3—1 year out——90Purdue University GlobalWest Lafayette, Indiana3—1 year out——91Laney CollegeOakland, California2—1 year out——92Florida Gateway CollegeLake City, Florida2—1 year out——93Kentucky State UniversityFrankfort, Kentucky2—1 year out——94Ridgewater CollegeWillmar, Minnesota2—1 year out——95Rowan UniversityGlassboro, New Jersey2—1 year out——96Hudson Valley Community CollegeTroy, New York2—1 year out——97Dickinson State UniversityDickinson, North Dakota2—1 year out——98University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, Ohio2—1 year out——99University of Pittsburgh-GreensburgGreensburg, Pennsylvania2—1 year out——100Alvin Community CollegeAlvin, Texas2—1 year out——

US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data (4-digit CIP). Graduates are conferrals in the most recent IPEDS year; earnings cover federally-aided completers who are working and not enrolled; medians for small programs are privacy-suppressed (—).