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Radio, Television, and Digital Communication Degree

140 schools compared · Average earnings $31,253/yr

Schools Offering

140

Avg Grad Earnings

$31,253/yr

Avg DegreeWorth Score

44/100

AI Automation Risk

High

50% task exposure

Best Schools for Radio, Television, and Digital Communication

Top 140 schools ranked by DegreeWorth Score. Click any row for full AI scenario analysis and earnings projections.

#	School	DW Score	Earnings	AI Risk	ROI
1	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA	81 76–82	$76,507/yr	High	18.5x
2	Miami University-Hamilton Hamilton, OH	77 71–80	$50,938/yr	High	26.8x
3	Miami University-Middletown Middletown, OH	77 71–80	$50,938/yr	High	26.8x
4	Purdue University Global West Lafayette, IN	70 66–70	$48,015/yr	High	10.9x
5	University of Mississippi University, MS	67 61–70	$41,247/yr	High	15.2x
6	University of Florida-Online Gainesville, FL	67 61–70	$33,178/yr	High	36.3x
7	Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH	66 60–70	$50,938/yr	High	10.4x
8	Rogers State University Claremore, OK	66 62–66	$38,684/yr	High	12.1x
9	Florida State University Tallahassee, FL	65 58–69	$32,227/yr	High	28.1x
10	The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX	64 59–66	$43,038/yr	High	10.9x
11	California State University-Dominguez Hills Carson, CA	64 60–64	$36,517/yr	High	13.1x
12	Florida International University Miami, FL	64 60–65	$35,827/yr	High	12.6x
13	University of Florida Gainesville, FL	64 57–68	$33,178/yr	High	21.7x
14	Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY	62 58–64	$71,549/yr	High	2.1x
15	Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA	61 57–62	$31,994/yr	High	12.8x
16	Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers, FL	61 55–65	$30,437/yr	High	19.4x
17	Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX	60 56–61	$41,107/yr	High	6.8x
18	University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA	60 55–63	$36,324/yr	High	11.7x
19	Ohio University-Eastern Campus Saint Clairsville, OH	60 53–63	$29,086/yr	High	17.8x
20	Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus Chillicothe, OH	60 53–63	$29,086/yr	High	17.8x
21	Ohio University-Southern Campus Ironton, OH	60 53–63	$29,086/yr	High	17.8x
22	Ohio University-Lancaster Campus Lancaster, OH	60 53–63	$29,086/yr	High	17.8x
23	Ohio University-Zanesville Campus Zanesville, OH	60 53–63	$29,086/yr	High	17.8x
24	Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL	60 54–64	$26,926/yr	High	22.1x
25	San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA	59 50–65	$28,753/yr	High	20.0x
26	University of Maine Orono, ME	58 53–60	$37,386/yr	High	9.2x
27	University of Idaho Moscow, ID	58 52–63	$32,662/yr	High	13.5x
28	University of Central Florida Orlando, FL	58 51–63	$27,148/yr	High	18.6x
29	University of Southern Indiana Evansville, IN	57 52–58	$34,685/yr	High	9.2x
30	Arkansas State University Jonesboro, AR	57 52–58	$31,324/yr	High	11.6x
31	University of Georgia Athens, GA	56 48–63	$32,556/yr	High	12.6x
32	State University of New York at Oswego Oswego, NY	56 49–60	$30,241/yr	High	12.8x
33	California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA	56 49–61	$27,278/yr	High	15.4x
34	Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA	56 49–60	$24,934/yr	High	16.3x
35	Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ	55 51–57	$35,981/yr	High	6.5x
36	The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX	55 48–61	$34,676/yr	High	10.0x
37	University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC	55 49–61	$33,941/yr	High	10.7x
38	University of Baltimore Baltimore, MD	55 52–56	$33,788/yr	High	7.6x
39	Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA	55 52–56	$32,808/yr	High	7.9x
40	West Texas A & M University Canyon, TX	55 49–58	$30,615/yr	High	11.3x
41	California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA	55 46–61	$24,650/yr	High	16.4x
42	New York University New York, NY	54 49–57	$47,666/yr	High	1.9x
43	Lebanon Valley College Annville, PA	54 48–56	$45,286/yr	High	2.2x
44	Indiana University-South Bend South Bend, IN	54 50–54	$30,190/yr	High	8.2x
45	California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA	54 48–59	$25,988/yr	High	13.8x
46	Washington State University Pullman, WA	53 47–57	$32,416/yr	High	9.4x
47	Ball State University Muncie, IN	53 48–56	$32,118/yr	High	9.2x
48	Texas State University San Marcos, TX	53 48–56	$31,977/yr	High	9.2x
49	The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL	53 47–56	$31,911/yr	High	9.0x
50	Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX	53 47–57	$31,546/yr	High	9.7x
51	Troy University Troy, AL	53 47–56	$29,917/yr	High	10.0x
52	SUNY College at Plattsburgh Plattsburgh, NY	53 47–58	$28,559/yr	High	12.2x
53	California State University-Monterey Bay Seaside, CA	53 45–60	$24,496/yr	High	14.7x
54	CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY	53 44–60	$22,947/yr	High	15.3x
55	California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	53 44–59	$22,133/yr	High	14.7x
56	Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC	53 48–55	$19,125/yr	High	13.0x
57	Fordham University Bronx, NY	52 48–54	$45,931/yr	High	0.9x
58	University of Northwestern-St Paul Saint Paul, MN	52 47–53	$40,361/yr	High	2.2x
59	Savannah College of Art and Design Savannah, GA	52 46–56	$40,139/yr	High	3.0x
60	Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ	52 47–55	$35,981/yr	High	—
61	University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus Waterbury, CT	52 46–59	$33,788/yr	High	8.8x
62	University of Connecticut-Avery Point Groton, CT	52 46–59	$33,788/yr	High	8.8x
63	University of Connecticut-Stamford Stamford, CT	52 46–59	$33,788/yr	High	8.8x
64	University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus Hartford, CT	52 46–59	$33,788/yr	High	8.8x
65	State University of New York at New Paltz New Paltz, NY	52 43–60	$23,551/yr	High	14.2x
66	Appalachian State University Boone, NC	52 44–58	$23,532/yr	High	13.6x
67	San Diego State University San Diego, CA	52 42–61	$22,487/yr	High	15.0x
68	University of North Georgia Dahlonega, GA	52 48–52	$21,149/yr	High	9.6x
69	Southeastern University Lakeland, FL	51 46–52	$38,260/yr	High	2.0x
70	University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	51 45–57	$33,788/yr	High	7.4x
71	Western Connecticut State University Danbury, CT	51 45–55	$30,582/yr	High	8.8x
72	Youngstown State University Youngstown, OH	51 46–54	$30,089/yr	High	8.4x
73	Oregon State University-Cascades Campus Bend, OR	51 44–56	$30,036/yr	High	9.4x
74	The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX	51 44–58	$28,892/yr	High	10.8x
75	Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN	51 45–57	$28,508/yr	High	10.9x
76	University of Central Missouri Warrensburg, MO	51 45–55	$28,146/yr	High	10.2x
77	Murray State University Murray, KY	51 45–56	$28,041/yr	High	10.5x
78	Liberty University Lynchburg, VA	50 45–52	$34,506/yr	High	3.1x
79	University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH	50 46–52	$31,699/yr	High	6.4x
80	Oregon State University Corvallis, OR	50 44–55	$30,036/yr	High	8.7x
81	Montclair State University Montclair, NJ	50 43–59	$29,633/yr	High	10.1x
82	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH	50 43–57	$28,719/yr	High	9.8x
83	University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Oshkosh, WI	50 46–51	$26,494/yr	High	7.1x
84	Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ	49 43–52	$38,230/yr	High	2.0x
85	Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH	49 43–52	$29,086/yr	High	7.5x
86	SUNY at Fredonia Fredonia, NY	49 43–53	$24,791/yr	High	9.7x
87	University of Houston Houston, TX	49 42–56	$24,250/yr	High	11.0x
88	Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX	48 43–50	$38,678/yr	High	1.3x
89	Saint Edward's University Austin, TX	48 42–52	$36,708/yr	High	2.5x
90	Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green, OH	48 43–50	$29,405/yr	High	4.2x
91	Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI	48 43–52	$29,205/yr	High	7.1x
92	Chicago State University Chicago, IL	48 43–49	$28,643/yr	High	4.6x
93	University of Kentucky Lexington, KY	48 43–51	$28,215/yr	High	7.0x
94	University of North Texas Denton, TX	48 43–52	$26,773/yr	High	8.4x
95	Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KY	48 43–50	$25,880/yr	High	7.6x
96	Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	47 42–51	$37,556/yr	High	1.7x
97	Boston University Boston, MA	47 41–49	$37,225/yr	High	1.2x
98	Western Illinois University Macomb, IL	47 41–50	$27,462/yr	High	6.5x
99	Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH	47 41–51	$26,398/yr	High	7.8x
100	Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ	47 40–52	$24,578/yr	High	8.4x
101	Lincoln University Lincoln University, PA	47 39–55	$23,309/yr	High	9.7x
102	Towson University Towson, MD	47 40–53	$22,997/yr	High	9.1x
103	The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX	47 40–53	$21,182/yr	High	9.7x
104	Marquette University Milwaukee, WI	46 41–49	$35,720/yr	High	1.7x
105	Dallas Baptist University Dallas, TX	46 40–49	$33,619/yr	High	2.3x
106	Temple University Philadelphia, PA	46 40–50	$29,112/yr	High	5.0x
107	Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, IL	46 40–49	$25,057/yr	High	6.2x
108	Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI	46 39–50	$24,894/yr	High	7.0x
109	Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, PA	46 39–53	$22,057/yr	High	9.0x
110	Universidad del Sagrado Corazon Santurce, PR	46 39–54	$13,436/yr	High	10.4x
111	University of Miami Coral Gables, FL	45 40–49	$35,263/yr	High	1.7x
112	University of La Verne La Verne, CA	45 39–48	$33,773/yr	High	1.9x
113	Cedarville University Cedarville, OH	45 41–47	$33,554/yr	High	1.7x
114	Bradley University Peoria, IL	45 39–47	$32,742/yr	High	2.1x
115	Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY	45 39–50	$21,377/yr	High	7.9x
116	Elon University Elon, NC	44 40–46	$33,894/yr	High	0.9x
117	Seattle University Seattle, WA	44 39–46	$33,821/yr	High	0.6x
118	University of Valley Forge Phoenixville, PA	44 39–46	$28,751/yr	High	2.7x
119	Evangel University Springfield, MO	44 38–47	$28,656/yr	High	3.2x
120	Lee University Cleveland, TN	44 37–48	$26,537/yr	High	4.2x
121	Wayne State University Detroit, MI	44 37–50	$20,526/yr	High	7.1x
122	The New School New York, NY	42 37–44	$32,169/yr	High	0.4x
123	Ithaca College Ithaca, NY	42 36–46	$30,355/yr	High	1.9x
124	St Bonaventure University Saint Bonaventure, NY	42 35–47	$27,714/yr	High	2.8x
125	North Central College Naperville, IL	41 36–43	$30,167/yr	High	0.7x
126	Biola University La Mirada, CA	41 35–44	$29,388/yr	High	1.4x
127	Xavier University Cincinnati, OH	40 35–42	$28,270/yr	High	0.5x
128	Capital University Columbus, OH	40 35–42	$28,045/yr	High	0.7x
129	Hofstra University Hempstead, NY	40 34–46	$27,797/yr	High	2.0x
130	Asbury University Wilmore, KY	40 34–45	$25,879/yr	High	2.5x
131	Academy of Art University San Francisco, CA	40 35–41	$25,425/yr	High	1.3x
132	Canisius University Buffalo, NY	40 34–45	$25,154/yr	High	2.7x
133	Columbia College Chicago Chicago, IL	40 34–44	$24,191/yr	High	2.5x
134	Clark Atlanta University Atlanta, GA	40 33–44	$21,413/yr	High	2.9x
135	Baylor University Waco, TX	39 34–42	$27,554/yr	High	1.0x
136	Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL	38 33–41	$26,227/yr	High	0.3x
137	Northwestern University Evanston, IL	38 32–41	$24,611/yr	High	0.9x
138	Pepperdine University Malibu, CA	37 31–41	$23,182/yr	High	1.2x
139	Point Park University Pittsburgh, PA	37 31–45	$17,479/yr	High	2.4x
140	Rider University Lawrenceville, NJ	37 31–44	$16,690/yr	High	2.2x

Highest Earning Radio, Television, and Digital Communication Programs

Schools where Radio, Television, and Digital Communication graduates earn the most in their first year after graduation.

School	1-Year Earnings	DW Score	AI Risk
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus	$76,507/yr	81	High
Rochester Institute of Technology	$71,549/yr	62	High
Miami University-Hamilton	$50,938/yr	77	High
Miami University-Middletown	$50,938/yr	77	High
Miami University-Oxford	$50,938/yr	66	High
Purdue University Global	$48,015/yr	70	High
New York University	$47,666/yr	54	High
Fordham University	$45,931/yr	52	High
Lebanon Valley College	$45,286/yr	54	High
The University of Texas at Arlington	$43,038/yr	64	High

Best ROI for Radio, Television, and Digital Communication

Schools with the highest earnings-to-tuition ratio for Radio, Television, and Digital Communication.

School	ROI Multiple	Earnings	DW Score
University of Florida-Online	36.3x	$33,178/yr	67
Florida State University	28.1x	$32,227/yr	65
Miami University-Hamilton	26.8x	$50,938/yr	77
Miami University-Middletown	26.8x	$50,938/yr	77
Florida Atlantic University	22.1x	$26,926/yr	60
University of Florida	21.7x	$33,178/yr	64
San Francisco State University	20.0x	$28,753/yr	59
Florida Gulf Coast University	19.4x	$30,437/yr	61
University of Central Florida	18.6x	$27,148/yr	58
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus	18.5x	$76,507/yr	81

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Radio, Television, and Digital Communication graduates earn?

Across 140 schools, Radio, Television, and Digital Communication graduates earn an average of $31,253 per year in their first year after graduation. Earnings range from $13,436 to $76,507 depending on the school.

What is the AI automation risk for Radio, Television, and Digital Communication?

Radio, Television, and Digital Communication is rated "High" for AI automation risk, with an average of 50% of job tasks exposed to large language models and AI tools. This means some career tasks in this field could be augmented or replaced by AI over the next decade.

Which school has the best Radio, Television, and Digital Communication program?

Based on our DegreeWorth Score (combining earnings, AI resilience, job market size, and ROI), Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus ranks #1 for Radio, Television, and Digital Communication with a score of 81/100 and graduate earnings of $76,507/yr.

Is a Radio, Television, and Digital Communication degree worth it?

On average, Radio, Television, and Digital Communication graduates earn 8.8x their in-state tuition over 10 years. This is a moderate return — school choice matters significantly.

About This Data

This page aggregates Radio, Television, and Digital Communication programs across 140 schools using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034), and AI automation risk research from OpenAI and academic institutions.

The DegreeWorth Score (0–100) combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings, AI resilience, job market size, and return on investment. Each school's program page includes three AI scenarios (optimistic, base case, pessimistic) showing how automation could affect 10-year earnings.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE. Last updated 2025.