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

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

UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and has a total student population of 50,476.

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

• Basic Certificate in Digital Communication (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Digital Communication
• Master’s 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

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of digital communication master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women.

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	3
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	12
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at The University of Texas at Austin. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Radio & Television	33

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.