Radio, Television & Digital Communication at Appalachian State University

What traits are you looking for in a digital communication school? To help you decide if Appalachian State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's digital communication program.

Appalachian State is located in Boone, North Carolina and has a total student population of 20,023.

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.

Appalachian State Radio, Television & Digital Communication Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Digital Communication

Appalachian State Radio, Television & Digital Communication Rankings

The digital communication major at Appalachian State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Radio, Television & Digital Communication. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Digital Communication Student Demographics at Appalachian State

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

Appalachian State Radio, Television & Digital Communication Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 68% of digital communication bachelor's degrees went to men and 32% went to women. The typical digital communication bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at Appalachian State since its program graduates 24% more men than average.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in digital communication at Appalachian State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	44
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Radio, Television & Digital Communication

The following digital communication concentations are available at Appalachian State University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Appalachian State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Radio & Television	55

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 NC, the home state for Appalachian State University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Managers	11,990	$121,500
Producers and Directors	2,330	$73,980
Communications Professors	1,000	$65,770
Radio and Television Announcers	820	$50,600
Film and Video Editors	460	$51,570

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 Clayhefner under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.