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2024 Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Schools in the Southwest Region

21 Colleges in the Southwest Region
2,374 Digital Communication Degrees Awarded
$27,764 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in radio, television & digital communication is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #61 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 21 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for radio, television & digital communication students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 2,374 degrees in radio, television & digital communication to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Radio, Television & Digital Communication School

Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Schools in the Southwest Region Your choice of radio, television & digital communication school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for radio, television & digital communication schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pick Your Radio, Television & Digital Communication Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Digital Communication
Bachelor's Degrees in Digital Communication
Master's Degrees in Digital Communication
Doctor's Degrees in Digital Communication

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Schools in the Southwest Region list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Radio, Television & Digital Communication in the Southwest Region

The schools below may not offer all types of digital communication degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

10 Top Southwest Region Schools in Digital Communication

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
333 Digital Communication Degrees Awarded
$30,156 Median Starting Salary

It's hard to beat The University of Texas at Austin if you wish to pursue a degree in radio, television & digital communication. UT Austin is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Austin. A Best Colleges rank of #36 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UT Austin is a great university overall.

There were roughly 333 radio, television & digital communication students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent data year. Radio, Television & Digital Communication degree recipients from The University of Texas at Austin receive an earnings boost of about $2,392 over the average earnings of radio, television & digital communication graduates.

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2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
152 Digital Communication Degrees Awarded
26.3% Growth in Graduates

It is hard to beat Texas Tech University if you want to pursue a degree in radio, television & digital communication. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #168 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Texas Tech is a great university overall.

There were approximately 152 radio, television & digital communication students who graduated with this degree at Texas Tech in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the digital communication program earn around $28,525 for their early career.

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
48 Digital Communication Degrees Awarded
6.3% Growth in Graduates

Texas Christian University is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in radio, television & digital communication. TCU is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Fort Worth. A Best Colleges rank of #80 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means TCU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 48 radio, television & digital communication students who graduated with this degree at TCU in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the digital communication program make around $28,752 in their early career salary.

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4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In AZ
85 Digital Communication Degrees Awarded

Every student pursuing a degree in radio, television & digital communication has to take a look at Arizona State University - Tempe. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #119 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means ASU - Tempe is a great university overall.

There were roughly 85 radio, television & digital communication students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent data year.

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5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In AZ
504 Digital Communication Degrees Awarded

ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Scottsdale. A Best Colleges rank of #314 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means ASU - Skysong is a great university overall.

There were roughly 504 radio, television & digital communication students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Skysong in the most recent year we have data available.

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6
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
274 Digital Communication Degrees Awarded
15.0% Growth in Graduates

UNT is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Denton. A Best Colleges rank of #280 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UNT is a great university overall.

There were approximately 274 radio, television & digital communication students who graduated with this degree at UNT in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the digital communication program report average early career wages of $24,606.

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7
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
99 Digital Communication Degrees Awarded
5.1% Growth in Graduates

Texas A&M College Station is a very large public university located in the midsize city of College Station. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Texas A&M College Station is a great university overall.

There were approximately 99 radio, television & digital communication students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent year we have data available. Those radio, television & digital communication students who get their degree from Texas A&M University - College Station receive $6,685 more than the typical digital communication grad.

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8
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
217 Digital Communication Degrees Awarded
1.8% Growth in Graduates

Texas State is a fairly large public university located in the city of San Marcos. A Best Colleges rank of #397 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Texas State is a great university overall.

There were approximately 217 radio, television & digital communication students who graduated with this degree at Texas State in the most recent data year. Those radio, television & digital communication students who get their degree from Texas State University receive $3,038 more than the average digital communication grad.

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9
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
95 Digital Communication Degrees Awarded
$23,389 Median Starting Salary

NAU is a very large public university located in the small city of Flagstaff. A Best Colleges rank of #278 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means NAU is a great university overall.

There were about 95 radio, television & digital communication students who graduated with this degree at NAU in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the digital communication program report average early career wages of $23,389.

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10
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$33,219 Median Starting Salary
$24,000 Median Student Debt

Located in the city of Austin, St. Edward's University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 43rd out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were roughly 17 radio, television & digital communication students who graduated with this degree at St. Edward's University in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the radio, television & digital communication major at Saint Edward's University make $5,456 more than the average college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

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Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Colleges by State

Explore the best radio, television & digital communication schools for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

StateCollegesDegrees Awarded
Texas3171,511
Arizona287607
Oklahoma25748
New Mexico2190

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Radio, Television & Digital Communication is one of 5 different types of Communication & Journalism programs to choose from.

Digital Communication Focus Areas

MajorAnnual Graduates
Radio & Television1,171
Media Arts1,124
Other Radio, Television, & Digital Communication79

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Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies6,617
Public Relations & Advertising2,679
Journalism1,605
Communication & Journalism (Other)18
Publishing4

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