by our College Data Analytics TeamWe've gathered data and other essential information about the program, such as the average salary of graduates, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more. In addition, we cover how NYU ranks in comparison to other schools with digital communication programs.
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Ranked at #2 in College Factual's most recent rankings, NYU is in the top 1% of the country for digital communication students pursuing a bachelor's degree. It is also ranked #1 in New York.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, New York University handed out 368 bachelor's degrees in radio, television & digital communication. This is a decrease of 16% over the previous year when 440 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 158 students received their master’s degree in digital communication from NYU. This makes it the #3 most popular school for digital communication master’s degree candidates in the country.
In addition, 4 students received their doctoral degrees in digital communication in 2021, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Digital Communication majors who earn their bachelor's degree from NYU go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $44,800 a year. This is higher than $29,803, which is the national median for all digital communication bachelor's degree recipients.
Graduates of the master's digital communication program at NYU make a median salary of $45,590. This is about the same as the yearly salary of alldigital communication master's degree recipients across the nation.
While getting their bachelor's degree at NYU, digital communication students borrow a median amount of $21,500 in student loans. This is not too bad considering that the median debt load of all digital communication bachelor's degree recipients across the country is $25,000.
The typical student loan payment of a bachelor's degree student from the digital communication program at NYU is $1,164 per month.
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the digital communication majors at New York University.
The digital communication program at NYU awarded 368 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 15% of these degrees went to men with the other 85% going to women.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from New York University with a bachelor's in digital communication.
| Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 55 |
| Black or African American | 20 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 62 |
| White | 106 |
| Non-Resident Aliens | 94 |
| Other Races | 31 |
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 158 students earned a master's degree in digital communication from NYU. About 72% of these graduates were women and the other 28% were men.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from New York University with a master's in digital communication.
| Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 9 |
| Black or African American | 12 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 12 |
| White | 43 |
| Non-Resident Aliens | 74 |
| Other Races | 8 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication & Journalism (Other) | 97 |
| Publishing | 29 |
| Journalism | 14 |
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