Radio, Television & Digital Communication at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

If you are interested in studying radio, television and digital communication, you may want to check out the program at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

MIT is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and approximately 11,254 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 40 students received their master's degree in digital communication.

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.

MIT Radio, Television & Digital Communication Degrees Available

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

MIT Radio, Television & Digital Communication Rankings

There were 20 students who received their doctoral degrees in digital communication, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Digital Communication Student Demographics at MIT

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the digital communication majors at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

MIT Radio, Television & Digital Communication Master’s Program

Of the 40 students who graduated with a master’s in digital communication from MIT in 2021, 60% were men and 40% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 31% men graduate in digital communication each year. MIT does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 29% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	24
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Journalism
• Communication & Media Studies

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 Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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 InSapphoWeTrust under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.