Best Schools for Radio, Television, and Digital Communication

Top colleges ranked by median earnings 2 years after graduation.

50
Schools
$38,031
Avg. Earnings
4,170
Graduates
#1
R

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Troy, NY · Private

$63,005
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 58.5%
#2
G

Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus

Atlanta, GA · Public

$58,673
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $67,997
Graduates: 42
Acceptance: 16.5%
#3
N

New York University

New York, NY · Private

$49,019
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $44,800
Graduates: 207
Acceptance: 9.4%
#4
U

University of Baltimore

Baltimore, MD · Public

$45,852
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $34,019
Graduates: 35
Acceptance: 85.5%
#5
M

Miami University-Oxford

Oxford, OH · Public

$45,696
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $44,973
Graduates: 74
Acceptance: 82.1%
#6
S

Savannah College of Art and Design

Savannah, GA · Private

$44,817
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $39,934
Graduates: 319
Acceptance: 83.7%
#7
S

St. John Fisher University

Rochester, NY · Private

$42,908
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 67.8%
#8
L

Lebanon Valley College

Annville, PA · Private

$41,565
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $40,807
Graduates: 26
Acceptance: 74.5%
#9
U

University of Connecticut

Storrs, CT · Public

$41,205
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $40,698
Graduates: 69
Acceptance: 53.9%
#10
U

University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus

Waterbury, CT · Public

$41,205
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $40,698
Graduates: 69
Acceptance: 87.0%
#11
U

University of Connecticut-Avery Point

Groton, CT · Public

$41,205
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $40,698
Graduates: 69
Acceptance: 86.5%
#12
U

University of Connecticut-Stamford

Stamford, CT · Public

$41,205
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $40,698
Graduates: 69
Acceptance: 80.2%
#13
U

University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus

Hartford, CT · Public

$41,205
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $40,698
Graduates: 69
Acceptance: 86.5%
#14
S

Saint Edward's University

Austin, TX · Private

$41,193
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $33,219
Graduates: 22
Acceptance: 83.7%
#15
T

The University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson, TX · Public

$39,729
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $37,163
Graduates: 97
Acceptance: 65.5%
#16
H

Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY · Private

$39,467
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $28,127
Graduates: 133
Acceptance: 70.6%
#17
C

Clarkson University

Potsdam, NY · Private

$39,369
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 77.2%
#18
P

Pepperdine University

Malibu, CA · Private

$38,289
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $27,864
Graduates: 30
Acceptance: 49.9%
#19
U

University of South Carolina-Columbia

Columbia, SC · Public

$37,748
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $35,916
Graduates: 53
Acceptance: 61.5%
#20
V

Valparaiso University

Valparaiso, IN · Private

$37,208
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 92.2%
#21
W

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO · Private

$37,208
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 58.0%
#22
U

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL · Private

$36,992
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $30,568
Graduates: 29
Acceptance: 18.5%
#23
U

University of Georgia

Athens, GA · Public

$36,668
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $23,773
Graduates: 93
Acceptance: 37.2%
#24
M

Marywood University

Scranton, PA · Private

$35,954
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 83.7%
#25
I

Ithaca College

Ithaca, NY · Private

$35,877
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $33,699
Graduates: 200
Acceptance: 69.9%
#26
W

Washington State University

Pullman, WA · Public

$35,546
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $29,957
Graduates: 115
Acceptance: 85.4%
#27
U

University of Maine

Orono, ME · Public

$35,416
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $31,770
Graduates: 27
Acceptance: 95.7%
#28
S

St Bonaventure University

Saint Bonaventure, NY · Private

$35,274
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $32,817
Graduates: 30
Acceptance: 81.5%
#29
B

Boston University

Boston, MA · Private

$35,131
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $32,475
Graduates: 139
Acceptance: 10.8%
#30
M

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ · Public

$35,060
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $29,743
Graduates: 110
Acceptance: 87.4%
#31
T

The New School

New York, NY · Private

$35,060
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 62.5%
#32
S

Stephen F Austin State University

Nacogdoches, TX · Public

$35,060
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 88.3%
#33
T

The University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington, TX · Public

$34,942
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $29,324
Graduates: 116
Acceptance: 81.3%
#34
U

University of Mississippi

University, MS · Public

$34,348
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $38,748
Graduates: 68
Acceptance: 97.8%
#35
O

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR · Public

$34,230
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $28,518
Graduates: 126
Acceptance: 78.8%
#36
O

Oregon State University-Cascades Campus

Bend, OR · Public

$34,230
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $28,518
Graduates: 126
Acceptance: 68.4%
#37
S

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA · Public

$34,157
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $34,408
Graduates: 234
Acceptance: 96.2%
#38
W

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI · Public

$33,993
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $26,902
Graduates: 38
Acceptance: 82.0%
#39
D

Dallas Baptist University

Dallas, TX · Private

$33,993
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $31,525
Graduates: 27
Acceptance: 91.1%
#40
M

Minot State University

Minot, ND · Public

$33,565
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 72.2%
#41
U

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL · Public

$33,382
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $30,778
Graduates: 257
Acceptance: 24.0%
#42
U

University of Florida-Online

Gainesville, FL · Public

$33,382
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $30,778
Graduates: 257
Acceptance: 64.4%
#43
S

Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ · Private

$33,138
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $35,827
Graduates: 44
Acceptance: 78.9%
#44
L

Lynn University

Boca Raton, FL · Private

$32,925
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 74.0%
#45
C

CUNY City College

New York, NY · Public

$32,925
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $46,592
Graduates: 17
Acceptance: 58.1%
#46
U

University of Cincinnati-Main Campus

Cincinnati, OH · Public

$32,925
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $28,023
Graduates: 68
Acceptance: 87.7%
#47
T

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX · Private

$32,467
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $28,752
Graduates: 45
Acceptance: 42.6%
#48
T

The University of Texas at Austin

Austin, TX · Public

$32,450
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $29,928
Graduates: 278
Acceptance: 29.1%
#49
F

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL · Public

$32,439
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $32,270
Graduates: 249
Acceptance: 25.4%
#50
E

Emerson College

Boston, MA · Private

$32,264
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $31,236
Graduates: 94
Acceptance: 47.5%

Data source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard - earnings data for graduates with this field of study.

Earnings: Median earnings 2 years after graduation for students who completed this major.

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