Radio, Television & Digital Communication at Kent State University at Kent

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 Kent State University at Kent stacks up to those at other schools.

Kent State is located in Kent, Ohio and has a total student population of 26,822. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 55 students received a bachelor's degree in digital communication from Kent State.

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.

Kent State Radio, Television & Digital Communication Degrees Available

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

Kent State Radio, Television & Digital Communication Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the digital communication progam at Kent State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The digital communication major at Kent 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Radio, TV & Digital Communication Schools	105

How Much Do Digital Communication Graduates from Kent State Make?

The median salary of digital communication students who receive their bachelor's degree at Kent State is $26,520. This is less than $29,803, which is the national average of all digital communication majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Digital Communication Student Demographics at Kent State

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

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

Of the 55 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Radio, Television & Digital Communication from Kent State in 2020-2021, 60% were men and 40% were women.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in digital communication at Kent 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 Kent State University at Kent with a bachelor's in digital communication.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	40
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Kent State also has a doctoral program available in digital communication. In 2021, 2 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Public Relations & Advertising
• 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 OH, the home state for Kent State University at Kent.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Managers	14,410	$107,320
Media and Communication Workers	1,890	$43,330
Producers and Directors	1,850	$60,590
Communications Professors	1,410	$74,860
Radio and Television Announcers	1,080	$53,010

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 JonRidinger under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.