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Best Colleges for Radio, Television, and Digital Communication

Ranked by graduate earnings. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard — updated 2026.

Programs tracked: 140

Avg grad salary: $42,419

Total graduates: 13,550

Top Colleges for Radio, Television, and Digital Communication — Ranked by Graduate Earnings

Showing schools with reported earnings data. Earnings reflect median graduate salary 4 years after graduation (or 1 year where 4-year data is unavailable).

#	School	Median Salary (4yr)	Starting Salary (1yr)	Graduates	Median Debt	Admit Rate
1	Georgia Tech Atlanta, GA	$77,892	$76,507	27	$28,350	16.5%
2	Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY	N/A	$71,549	47	$27,000	71.4%
3	NYU New York, NY	$65,523	$47,666	202	$21,500	9.4%
4	Miami University-Hamilton Hamilton, OH	$59,993	$50,938	133	$24,250	N/A
5	Miami University-Middletown Middletown, OH	$59,993	$50,938	133	$24,250	N/A
6	Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH	$59,993	$50,938	133	$24,250	82.1%
7	Marquette University Milwaukee, WI	$58,618	$35,720	18	N/A	87.4%
8	St Bonaventure University Saint Bonaventure, NY	$58,312	$27,714	23	$26,000	81.5%
9	Lebanon Valley College Annville, PA	$57,115	$45,286	29	$27,000	74.5%
10	Hofstra University Hempstead, NY	$56,942	$27,797	128	$25,000	70.6%
11	Montclair State University Montclair, NJ	$56,719	$29,633	113	$25,425	87.4%
12	Savannah College of Art and Design Savannah, GA	$56,232	$40,139	331	$27,000	83.7%
13	Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	$55,339	$37,556	167	$27,000	41.7%
14	University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	$54,935	$33,788	94	$23,375	53.9%
15	University of Connecticut-Avery Point Groton, CT	$54,935	$33,788	94	$23,375	86.5%
16	University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus Hartford, CT	$54,935	$33,788	94	$23,375	86.5%
17	University of Connecticut-Stamford Stamford, CT	$54,935	$33,788	94	$23,375	80.2%
18	University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus Waterbury, CT	$54,935	$33,788	94	$23,375	87.0%
19	Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ	$54,713	$38,230	30	$27,000	78.9%
20	Saint Edward's University Austin, TX	$54,624	$36,708	19	$24,000	83.7%
21	The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX	$53,684	$34,676	65	$24,341	65.5%
22	San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA	$52,237	$28,753	224	$17,683	96.2%
23	University of Mississippi University, MS	$52,202	$41,247	226	$21,521	97.8%
24	University of Maine Orono, ME	$52,133	$37,386	33	$26,725	95.7%
25	University of Georgia Athens, GA	$51,806	$32,556	102	$25,000	37.2%
26	Boston University Boston, MA	$51,602	$37,225	145	$23,750	10.8%
27	Florida State University Tallahassee, FL	$51,262	$32,227	183	$18,500	25.4%
28	Ithaca College Ithaca, NY	$50,940	$30,355	206	$23,921	69.9%
29	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH	$50,809	$28,719	47	$25,000	87.7%
30	University of Florida Gainesville, FL	$49,796	$33,178	224	$17,916	24.0%
31	University of Florida-Online Gainesville, FL	$49,796	$33,178	224	$17,916	64.4%
32	North Central College Naperville, IL	$49,783	$30,167	25	$27,000	58.3%
33	Washington State University Pullman, WA	$48,961	$32,416	121	$20,700	85.4%
34	Purdue University Global West Lafayette, IN	N/A	$48,015	37	$46,125	N/A
35	Pepperdine University Malibu, CA	$47,884	$23,182	25	$21,375	49.9%
36	The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX	$47,632	$43,038	46	$21,302	81.3%
37	Rider University Lawrenceville, NJ	$47,441	$16,690	35	$27,000	79.4%
38	Northwestern University Evanston, IL	$47,162	$24,611	70	$15,500	7.1%
39	University of La Verne La Verne, CA	$46,849	$33,773	18	N/A	48.5%
40	Dallas Baptist University Dallas, TX	$46,798	$33,619	26	$21,500	91.1%
41	University of Idaho Moscow, ID	$46,747	$32,662	23	$26,000	79.1%
42	State University of New York at Plattsburgh Plattsburgh, NY	$46,695	$28,559	78	$25,822	75.2%
43	Baylor University Waco, TX	$46,487	$27,554	54	$25,000	51.0%
44	Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX	$46,447	$38,678	47	$22,500	42.6%
45	UT Austin Austin, TX	$46,216	$28,892	254	$23,044	29.1%
46	Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN	$45,940	$28,508	103	$22,959	81.4%
47	Fordham University Bronx, NY	N/A	$45,931	50	$23,230	56.3%
48	Asbury University Wilmore, KY	$45,589	$25,879	22	$24,289	64.1%
49	State University of New York at New Paltz New Paltz, NY	$45,474	$23,551	107	$21,500	58.7%
50	Temple University Philadelphia, PA	$45,329	$29,112	334	$26,000	82.9%
51	Oregon State University Corvallis, OR	$45,157	$30,036	118	$22,746	78.8%
52	Oregon State University-Cascades Campus Bend, OR	$45,157	$30,036	118	$22,746	68.4%
53	Canisius University Buffalo, NY	$45,146	$25,154	28	$20,250	81.8%
54	University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC	$44,406	$33,941	52	$21,500	61.5%
55	The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL	$44,365	$31,911	107	$24,823	75.8%
56	California State University-Monterey Bay Seaside, CA	$44,249	$24,496	64	$15,074	94.8%
57	California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA	$44,074	$24,650	202	$17,504	86.7%
58	Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers, FL	$43,424	$30,437	26	$21,946	76.8%
59	Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI	$42,808	$24,894	50	$27,000	94.7%
60	Texas State University San Marcos, TX	$42,286	$31,977	235	$21,858	89.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Earnings are median among graduates who received federal financial aid.

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