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California State University - Northridge BA in Radio, Television & Digital Communication

396 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$26,680 Average Salary
$15,000 Average Student Debt

The main focus area for this major is Radio & Television. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Radio, Television & Digital Communication is a major offered under the communication and journalism program of study at California State University - Northridge. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in digital communication, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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Rankings for the CSUN BA in Digital Communication

#88 in the U.S
#8 in California

If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. The bachelor's program at CSUN was ranked #88 on College Factual's Best Schools for digital communication list. It is also ranked #8 in California.

Here are some of the other rankings for CSUN.

Ranking TypeRank
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Radio, Television & Digital Communication2
Most Popular Colleges for Radio, Television & Digital Communication3
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Radio, Television & Digital Communication (With Aid)12
Best Value Colleges for Radio, Television & Digital Communication (With Aid)13
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Radio, Television & Digital Communication (Income $48-$75k)14
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Radio, Television & Digital Communication (Income $75-$110k)17
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Radio, Television & Digital Communication (Income $30-$48k)17
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Radio, Television & Digital Communication (Income $0-$30k)18
Best Value Colleges for Radio, Television & Digital Communication (Income $48-$75k)18
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Radio, Television & Digital Communication (Income Over $110k)19
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Radio, Television & Digital Communication19
Best Value Colleges for Radio, Television & Digital Communication (Income Over $110k)20
Best Value Colleges for Radio, Television & Digital Communication (Income $75-$110k)20
Best Value Colleges for Radio, Television & Digital Communication (Income $30-$48k)23
Best Value Colleges for Radio, Television & Digital Communication (Income $0-$30k)24
Best Value Colleges for Radio, Television & Digital Communication25
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Radio, Television & Digital Communication25
Most Focused Colleges for Radio, Television & Digital Communication32
Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans69
Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools74
Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Colleges for Veterans77
Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Schools88
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Radio, Television & Digital Communication Graduates172
Highest Paid Radio, Television & Digital Communication Graduates195

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Digital Communication from CSUN Cost?

$7,017 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$15,000 Average Student Debt

CSUN Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$5,742$17,622
Fees$1,275$1,275
Books and Supplies$1,486$1,486
On Campus Room and Board$11,662$11,662
On Campus Other Expenses$3,152$3,152

Learn more about CSUN tuition and fees.

CSUN Digital Communication BA Student Debt

One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Digital Communication students who received their bachelor’s degree at CSUN took out an average of $15,000 in student loans. That is 35% lower than the national average of $23,192.

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How Much Can You Make With a BA in Digital Communication From CSUN?

$26,680 Average Salary
Below Average Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of digital communication students who receive their bachelor’s degree from CSUN is $26,680 per year. That is 3% lower than the national average of $27,456.

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Does CSUN Offer an Online BA in Digital Communication?

CSUN does not offer an online option for its digital communication bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the CSUN Online Learning page.

CSUN Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Digital Communication

396 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
40.7% Women
62.4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 396 students received their bachelor’s degree in digital communication. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 40.7% of the digital communication students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 53.2%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in digital communication at CSUN in 2019-2020, 62.4% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 38%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian41
Black or African American21
Hispanic or Latino165
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1
White83
International Students42
Other Races/Ethnicities43

BA in Digital Communication Focus Areas at CSUN

Radio, Television & Digital Communication students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Radio & Television396

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to radio, television and digital communication.

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies369
Journalism134

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References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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