Radio, Television & Digital Communication at University of North Texas

If you are interested in studying radio, television and digital communication, you may want to check out the program at University of North Texas. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UNT is located in Denton, Texas and has a total student population of 40,953. Of the 8,156 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of North Texas in 2021, 218 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.

UNT Radio, Television & Digital Communication Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UNT

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UNT does offer online courses in digital communication for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UNT Radio, Television & Digital Communication Rankings

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

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 UNT 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
Most Focused Radio, TV & Digital Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools	56

In 2021, 15 students received their master’s degree in digital communication from UNT. This makes it the #35 most popular school for digital communication master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UNT Digital Communication Graduates

The median salary of digital communication students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNT is $24,606. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $29,803 for all digital communication students.

Digital Communication Student Demographics at UNT

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

UNT Radio, Television & Digital Communication Bachelor’s Program

Of the 218 digital communication students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UNT, about 60% were men and 40% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% 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 University of North Texas with a bachelor's in digital communication.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	26
Hispanic or Latino	70
White	96
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

UNT Radio, Television & Digital Communication Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students earned a master's degree in digital communication from UNT. About 60% of these graduates were women and the other 40% were men.

Of the students who received a digital communication master's degree from UNT, 53% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the digital communication master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 47% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Public Relations & Advertising
• Communication & Media Studies
• Journalism

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 University of North Texas.

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 Michael Barera under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.