Radio & Television

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Median In-State​
Public Tuition
$6,941
growing 0.159%
Median Out-of-State​
Private Tuition
$36,240
declining 0.22%

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In 2023, the locations with the highest concentration of Radio & Television degree recipients are Los Angeles, CA, Austin, TX, and Chicago, IL. N/A The most common degree awarded to students studying Radio & Television is a bachelors degree.

Institutions

Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Radio & Television and the types of students that study this field. California State University-Northridge awards the most degrees in Radio & Television in the US, but Ohio Media School-Columbus and Ohio Media School-Valley View have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Radio & Television.

Tuition costs for Radio & Television majors are, on average, $6,941 for in-state public colleges, and $36,240 for out of state private colleges.

The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Radio & Television programs are Public, 4-year or above institutions (81 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 4-year or above (3,350 completions).

Institutions

Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in Radio & Television (2023)
  1. California State University-Northridge
    430 degrees awarded
  2. The University of Texas at Austin
    296 degrees awarded
  3. University of North Texas
    220 degrees awarded

The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Radio & Television, is Public, 4-year or above (3,350 completions in 2023).

The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Radio & Television programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.

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Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

$6,941
Median In-State Public
$36,240
Median Out of State Private

California State University-Northridge has the most Radio & Television degree recipients, with 430 degrees awarded in 2023.

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Specialized Colleges

Highest Concentration Institution
  1. Ohio Media School-Columbus
    75.4%
  2. Ohio Media School-Valley View
    74.1%
  3. Ohio Media School-Cincinnati
    73.5%

Out of all institutions that offer Radio & Television programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Ohio Media School-Columbus has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Radio & Television, with 75.4%.

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Degrees Awarded by County

Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in Radio & Television
  1. Los Angeles County, CA
    982 degrees awarded
  2. Orange County, CA
    424 degrees awarded
  3. Travis County, TX
    321 degrees awarded

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Radio & Television by year.

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Diversity

Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Communications in the United States.

The most common degree type these workers hold is a Bachelors Degree. Male employees are more likely to hold Communications degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Communications (2,478 students).

Degrees Awarded

The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Radio & Television are Bachelors Degree, Associates Degree, and 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate.

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Sex Imbalance for Common Institutions

Male (54.8%)
Most Common Sex with a Degree in this Field

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Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

Most Common Race or Ethnicity
  1. White
    2,478 degrees awarded
  2. Hispanic or Latino
    1,887 degrees awarded
  3. Black or African American
    1,049 degrees awarded

This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Radio & Television for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.

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Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Race/Ethnicity and Sex Combination
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    N/A degrees awarded
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    N/A degrees awarded
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    N/A degrees awarded

This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of N/A recipients in Radio & Television.

N/A students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and sex.

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Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Radio & Television field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Radio & Television majors need many skills, but most especially Speaking. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Radio & Television majors need more than the average amount of Management of Material Resources, Management of Financial Resources, and Operations Analysis.

These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Radio & Television majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Management of Material Resources is very distinctive for majors, but the Speaking, Coordination, and Critical Thinking are the three most important skills for people in the field.

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