2023 Most Well Attended Digital Communication Major in the Far Western US Region for a Doctorate

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In 2020-2021, 17,669 people earned their degree in radio, television and digital communication, making the major the 61st most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, radio, television and digital communication graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $30,775 and had an average of $24,244 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 2,988 radio, television and digital communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,076 and $19,027 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 9 radio, television and digital communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,423 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Digital Communication Major in the Far Western US Region for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in radio, television and digital communication. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in radio, television and digital communication.

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Most Well Attended Digital Communication Major in the Far Western US Region for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region doctor’s degree digital communication students.

Top 2 Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Radio, Television & Digital Communication in the Far Western US Region

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University of California - Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, California

#17 overall quality in Far Western US

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Santa Barbara. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Digital Communication Major in the Far Western US Region for a Doctorate. Located in Santa Barbara, California, this large public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified doctorate’s digital communication students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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 UCSB

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University of California - Davis
Davis, California

#18 overall quality in Far Western US

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Well Attended Digital Communication Major in the Far Western US Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Davis landed the #2 spot on the list. UC Davis is a large school located in Davis, California that handed out 4 doctorate’s digital communication degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Radio, Television & Digital Communication at University of California - Davis

• Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Radio, Television & Digital Communication

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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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