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Radio, Television & Digital Communication at Western Carolina University

Radio, Television & Digital Communication at Western Carolina University

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

WCU is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina and approximately 12,243 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.

WCU Radio, Television & Digital Communication Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Digital Communication

WCU Radio, Television & Digital Communication Rankings

The digital communication major at WCU 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.

Digital Communication Student Demographics at WCU

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

WCU Radio, Television & Digital Communication Bachelor’s Program

44% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 56% of digital communication bachelor's degrees went to men and 44% went to women. The typical digital communication bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at WCU since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

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About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in digital communication at WCU 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 Western Carolina University with a bachelor's in digital communication.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 14
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Radio, Television & Digital Communication

If you plan to be a digital communication major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Western Carolina University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Radio, Television, & Digital Communication 12

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 NC, the home state for Western Carolina University.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Managers 11,990 $121,500
Producers and Directors 2,330 $73,980
Communications Professors 1,000 $65,770
Radio and Television Announcers 820 $50,600
Film and Video Editors 460 $51,570

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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