Radio, Television & Digital Communication at Boston University

If you plan to study radio, television & digital communication, take a look at what Boston University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 32,718.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Radio, Television & Digital Communication section at the bottom of this page.

Boston U Radio, Television & Digital Communication Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Digital Communication
• Master’s Degree in Digital Communication

Boston U Radio, Television & Digital Communication Rankings

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in digital communication, making the school the #9 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Digital Communication Student Demographics at Boston U

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the digital communication majors at Boston University.

Boston U Radio, Television & Digital Communication Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 28% of digital communication master's degrees went to men and 72% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Boston University with a master's in digital communication.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	17
International Students	65
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Radio, Television & Digital Communication

If you plan to be a digital communication major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Boston University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Media Arts	47
Radio & Television	20

Related Majors

• Journalism
• Communication & Media Studies
• Public Relations & Advertising

Careers That Digital Communication Grads May Go Into

A degree in digital communication can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MA, the home state for Boston University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Managers	8,660	$131,450
Producers and Directors	3,250	$70,480
Communications Professors	530	$79,930
Radio and Television Announcers	490	$66,730
Film and Video Editors	410	$74,090

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Cmcnicoll at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.