Radio, Television & Digital Communication at The University of Texas at Austin

Every radio, television and digital communication school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the digital communication program at The University of Texas at Austin stacks up to those at other schools.

UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and has a total student population of 50,476. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 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.

UT Austin Radio, Television & Digital Communication Degrees Available

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

UT Austin Radio, Television & Digital Communication Rankings

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in digital communication, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Digital Communication Student Demographics at UT Austin

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

UT Austin Radio, Television & Digital Communication Master’s Program

The digital communication program at UT Austin awarded 27 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 56% of these degrees went to men with the other 44% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 31% men graduate in digital communication each year. UT Austin does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 24% more men than average.

Of the students who received a digital communication master's degree from UT Austin, 70% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	19
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Communication & Media Studies
• Journalism
• 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 TX, the home state for The University of Texas at Austin.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Managers	20,710	$122,130
Producers and Directors	5,300	$69,280
Communications Professors	2,460	$68,900
Radio and Television Announcers	2,320	$50,530
Film and Video Editors	1,360	$61,990

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 Reid Sullivan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.