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

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

UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and approximately 50,476 students attend the school each year.

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

The digital communication major at UT Austin 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.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in digital communication. This makes 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 Bachelor’s Program

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

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% more racial-ethnic minorities in its digital communication bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	22
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	93
White	110
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

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

The following digital communication concentations are available at The University of Texas at Austin. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from The University of Texas at Austin. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Radio & Television	340

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 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.