Radio, Television & Digital Communication at Point Park University

If you plan to study radio, television and digital communication, take a look at what Point Park University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Point Park is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 3,591. Of the 616 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Point Park University in 2021, 33 of them were radio, television and digital communication majors.

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.

Point Park Radio, Television & Digital Communication Degrees Available

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

Point Park Radio, Television & Digital Communication Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks digital communication programs across the country. The following shows how Point Park performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The digital communication major at Point Park 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 Master’s Degree Schools	18
Best Radio, TV & Digital Communication Master’s Degree Schools	35
Most Focused Radio, TV & Digital Communication Schools	38
Most Popular Radio, TV & Digital Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools	84
Most Popular Radio, TV & Digital Communication Schools	108
Best Value Radio, TV & Digital Communication Schools	135

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in digital communication from Point Park. This makes it the #54 most popular school for digital communication master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Point Park Digital Communication Graduates

The median salary of digital communication students who receive their bachelor's degree at Point Park is $34,321. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 15% higher than the national average of $29,803 for all digital communication bachelor's degree recipients.

Digital Communication Student Demographics at Point Park

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

Point Park Radio, Television & Digital Communication Bachelor’s Program

Of the 33 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Radio, Television & Digital Communication from Point Park in 2020-2021, 52% were men and 48% were women.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in digital communication at Point Park 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 Point Park University with a bachelor's in digital communication.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	26
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Point Park Radio, Television & Digital Communication Master’s Program

Of the 6 students who graduated with a master’s in digital communication from Point Park in 2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a digital communication master's degree from Point Park, 83% 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 Point Park University with a master's in digital communication.

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

Point Park also has a doctoral program available in digital communication. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 PA, the home state for Point Park University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Managers	11,060	$126,290
Producers and Directors	2,700	$76,050
Communications Professors	1,280	$76,720
Radio and Television Announcers	1,200	$38,980
Film and Video Editors	380	$61,920

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 J. James under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.