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

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

UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and approximately 50,476 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 307 students received a bachelor's degree in digital communication from UT Austin.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Digital Communication

UT Austin Radio, Television & Digital Communication Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the digital communication progam at UT Austin 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	8
Most Popular Radio, TV & Digital Communication Master’s Degree Schools	22
Best Radio, TV & Digital Communication Schools	28

In 2021, 27 students received their master’s degree in digital communication from UT Austin. This makes it the #22 most popular school for digital communication master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

How Much Do Digital Communication Graduates from UT Austin Make?

The median salary of digital communication students who receive their bachelor's degree at UT Austin is $29,928. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 0% higher than the national average of $29,803 for all digital communication bachelor's degree recipients.

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

Of the 307 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in digital communication from UT Austin in 2021, 45% were men and 55% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% 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	7
Hispanic or Latino	90
White	152
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	20

UT Austin Radio, Television & Digital Communication Master’s Program

Of the 27 digital communication students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UT Austin, about 56% were men and 44% were women.

Of the students who received a digital communication master's degree from UT Austin, 70% 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 The University of Texas at Austin with a master's in digital communication.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	19
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UT Austin also has a doctoral program available in digital communication. In 2021, 6 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.