by our College Data Analytics TeamRadio, Television & Digital Communication is a major offered under the communication and journalism program of study at The University of Alabama. 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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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at UA was ranked #76 on College Factual's Best Schools for digital communication list. It is also ranked #1 in Alabama.
Here are some of the other rankings for UA.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at UA paid an average of $1,330 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $545 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $10,780 | $30,250 |
| Fees | $840 | $840 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $13,810 | $13,810 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $4,620 | $4,620 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Digital Communication students who received their bachelor’s degree at UA took out an average of $25,000 in student loans. That is 8% higher than the national average of $23,192.
The median early career salary of digital communication students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UA is $31,523 per year. That is 15% higher than the national average of $27,456.
Online degrees for the UA digital communication bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UA Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in digital communication in 2019-2020, 53.0% of them were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 53.2%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 25.6% of the digital communication bachelor’s degrees at UA in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 38%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 21 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 86 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Radio, Television & Digital Communication students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Radio & Television | 61 |
| Other Radio, Television, & Digital Communication | 56 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication & Media Studies | 143 |
| Journalism | 98 |
| Public Relations & Advertising | 371 |
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*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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