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2022 Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in Georgia

7 Ranked Colleges
779 Degrees Awarded
$21,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Bachelor's in Georgia

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in Georgia” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 17,036 people earned their degree in radio, television and digital communication, making the major the 71st most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, radio, television and digital communication graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $27,530 and had an average of $23,273 in loans still to pay off.

Across Georgia, there were 1,068 radio, television and digital communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,986 and $29,113 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 779 radio, television and digital communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,656 and $26,705 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in Georgia” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in radio, television and digital communication. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great radio, television and digital communication programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the radio, television and digital communication program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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 Value Digital Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in Georgia” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in Georgia

The colleges and universities below are the best for georgia bachelor’s degree digital communication students.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Radio, Television & Digital Communication in Georgia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in Georgia list. Georgia Tech is a public institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 43 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgia Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list. The yearly cost to attend Georgia Tech is $14,739 for Georgia Bachelor’s Degree Digital Communication students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus Radio, Television & Digital Communication Report

#2

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in Georgia list. This large school is located in Athens, Georgia, and it awarded 111 bachelors’s digital communication degrees in 2019-2020.

UGA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list. It costs about $13,649 for Georgia Bachelor’s Degree Digital Communication students per year to attend UGA.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 2.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Radio, Television & Digital Communication at UGA

#3

Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw, Georgia
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kennesaw State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in Georgia list. Kennesaw, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s digital communication degrees to 106 students in 2019-2020.

KSU Georgia also made our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend Kennesaw State University is $17,221 for Georgia Bachelor’s Degree Digital Communication students.

Full Kennesaw State University Radio, Television & Digital Communication Report

#4

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, Georgia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Southern University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in Georgia list. Georgia Southern University is a public institution located in Statesboro, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 36 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at GaSou, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. The yearly cost to attend GaSou is $15,536 for Georgia Bachelor’s Degree Digital Communication students.

Full GaSou Radio, Television & Digital Communication Report

#5

University of North Georgia

Dahlonega, Georgia

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Georgia landed the #5 spot on the list. Dahlonega, Georgia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s digital communication degrees to 39 students in 2019-2020.

UNG not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list. The yearly cost to attend UNG is $10,396 for Georgia Bachelor’s Degree Digital Communication students.

Full UNG Radio, Television & Digital Communication Report

#6

Clark Atlanta University

Atlanta, Georgia

Clark Atlanta University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in Georgia ranking. CAU is a small school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 124 bachelors’s digital communication degrees in 2019-2020.

CAU also made our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list, coming in at #7. The yearly cost to attend CAU is $34,263 for georgia bachelor’s degree digital communication students.

Read full report on Radio, Television & Digital Communication at CAU

Savannah College of Art and Design did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in Georgia ranking, coming in at #7. Savannah, Georgia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s digital communication degrees to 315 students in 2019-2020.

SCAD also made our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $43,641 for Georgia Bachelor’s Degree Digital Communication students per year to attend SCAD.

Read more about Radio, Television & Digital Communication at SCAD

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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