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2024 Best Radio & Television Bachelor's Degree Schools

62 Colleges in the United States
4,392 Bachelor's Degrees
Radio & Television is of the hottest bachelor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #90 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 62 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for radio & television students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 4,392 bachelor's degrees in radio & television to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Radio & Television School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Best Radio & Television Bachelor's Degree Schools The tv bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality tv program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we include a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for radio & television students working on their bachelor's degree.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Radio & Television Bachelor's Degree Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Radio & Television in the United States

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in radio & television. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

10 Top Schools for a Bachelor's in TV

1
76 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in radio & television has to check out Northwestern University. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in radio & television from Northwestern University

2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
307 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat The University of Texas at Austin if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in radio & television. UT Austin is a fairly large public university located in the city of Austin.More information about a bachelor’s in radio & television from The University of Texas at Austin

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Boston University
Boston, MA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
219 Annual Graduates

Boston University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in radio & television. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in radio & television from Boston University

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3 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in radio & television needs to look into Savannah College of Art and Design. Located in the medium-sized city of Savannah, SCAD is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in radio & television from Savannah College of Art and Design

4
44 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Elon University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in radio & television. Elon is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized suburb of Elon.More information about a bachelor’s in radio & television from Elon University

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Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
116 Annual Graduates

Located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in radio & television from Syracuse University

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
184 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in radio & television from San Francisco State University

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Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
226 Annual Graduates

Temple is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Philadelphia.More information about a bachelor’s in radio & television from Temple University

8
95 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in radio & television from Texas Tech University

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Ithaca College
Ithaca, NY
86 Annual Graduates

Ithaca is a medium-sized private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Ithaca.More information about a bachelor’s in radio & television from Ithaca College

Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for Radio & Television students that almost earned our Best Radio & Television Bachelor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
10 University of Florida Gainesville, FL
11 Ohio University - Athens Campus Athens, OH
12 University of North Texas Denton, TX
13 University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Cincinnati, OH
14 Pepperdine University Malibu, CA
15 San Diego State University San Diego, CA

Radio & Television by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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One of 2 majors within the Radio, Television & Digital Communication area of study, Radio & Television has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to TV

Related Major Annual Graduates
Media Arts 6,288
Other Radio, Television, & Digital Communication 900

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