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2024 Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Schools in the Southwest Region

21 Colleges in the Southwest Region
2,247 Digital Communication Degrees Awarded
$27,764 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in radio, television & digital communication is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #61 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 21 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for radio, television & digital communication students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 2,247 degrees in radio, television & digital communication to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Radio, Television & Digital Communication School

Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Schools in the Southwest Region Your choice of radio, television & digital communication school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for radio, television & digital communication schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pick Your Radio, Television & Digital Communication Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Digital Communication
Bachelor's Degrees in Digital Communication
Master's Degrees in Digital Communication
Doctor's Degrees in Digital Communication

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 Radio, Television & Digital Communication Schools in the Southwest Region list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Radio, Television & Digital Communication in the Southwest Region

The schools below may not offer all types of digital communication degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

10 Top Southwest Region Schools in Digital Communication

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
362 Digital Communication Degrees Awarded
5.0% Growth in Graduates

It's hard to beat The University of Texas at Austin if you want to pursue a degree in radio, television & digital communication. UT Austin is a fairly large public university located in the city of Austin. A Best Colleges rank of #36 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UT Austin is a great university overall.

There were about 362 radio, television & digital communication students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent year we have data available. Radio, Television & Digital Communication degree recipients from The University of Texas at Austin receive an earnings boost of about $2,392 over the average earnings of radio, television & digital communication graduates.

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2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
112 Digital Communication Degrees Awarded
11.6% Growth in Graduates

It is hard to beat Texas Tech University if you want to pursue a degree in radio, television & digital communication. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #168 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Texas Tech is a great university overall.

There were approximately 112 radio, television & digital communication students who graduated with this degree at Texas Tech in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the digital communication program earn around $28,525 in the first couple years of working.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
45 Digital Communication Degrees Awarded
$28,752 Median Starting Salary

Texas Christian University is a good option for students pursuing a degree in radio, television & digital communication. TCU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Fort Worth. A Best Colleges rank of #80 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means TCU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 45 radio, television & digital communication students who graduated with this degree at TCU in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the digital communication program make about $28,752 in the first couple years of working.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In AZ
67 Digital Communication Degrees Awarded

Any student pursuing a degree in radio, television & digital communication needs to look into Arizona State University - Tempe. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #119 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means ASU - Tempe is a great university overall.

There were approximately 67 radio, television & digital communication students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent data year.

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5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In AZ
429 Digital Communication Degrees Awarded

ASU - Skysong is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Scottsdale. A Best Colleges rank of #314 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means ASU - Skysong is a great university overall.

There were about 429 radio, television & digital communication students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Skysong in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
233 Digital Communication Degrees Awarded
$24,606 Median Starting Salary

UNT is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Denton. A Best Colleges rank of #280 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UNT is a great university overall.

There were approximately 233 radio, television & digital communication students who graduated with this degree at UNT in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the digital communication program report average early career income of $24,606.

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7
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
94 Digital Communication Degrees Awarded
8.5% Growth in Graduates

Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public university located in the city of College Station. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Texas A&M College Station is a great university overall.

There were roughly 94 radio, television & digital communication students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent data year. Those radio, television & digital communication students who get their degree from Texas A&M University - College Station earn $6,685 more than the average digital communication graduate.

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Texas State University
San Marcos, TX
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
213 Digital Communication Degrees Awarded
9.4% Growth in Graduates

Texas State is a fairly large public university located in the city of San Marcos. A Best Colleges rank of #397 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Texas State is a great university overall.

There were roughly 213 radio, television & digital communication students who graduated with this degree at Texas State in the most recent year we have data available. Those radio, television & digital communication students who get their degree from Texas State University make $3,038 more than the typical digital communication graduate.

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9
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
120 Digital Communication Degrees Awarded
62.5% Growth in Graduates

NAU is a very large public university located in the city of Flagstaff. A Best Colleges rank of #278 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means NAU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 120 radio, television & digital communication students who graduated with this degree at NAU in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the digital communication program report average early career wages of $23,389.

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Located in the large city of Austin, St. Edward's University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 43rd out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were about 17 radio, television & digital communication students who graduated with this degree at St. Edward's University in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the radio, television & digital communication degree program at Saint Edward's University earn $5,456 above the typical college graduate in this field shortly after graduation.

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Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Colleges by State

Explore the best radio, television & digital communication schools for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Texas 317 1,511
Arizona 287 607
Oklahoma 257 48
New Mexico 219 0

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Radio, Television & Digital Communication is one of 5 different types of Communication & Journalism programs to choose from.

Digital Communication Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Radio & Television 1,213
Media Arts 955
Other Radio, Television, & Digital Communication 79

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies 6,936
Public Relations & Advertising 2,591
Journalism 1,758
Communication & Journalism (Other) 37
Publishing 5

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