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Radio, Television & Digital Communication at Western Carolina University

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Radio, Television & Digital Communication at Western Carolina University

Every radio, television and digital communication school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the digital communication program at Western Carolina University stacks up to those at other schools.

WCU is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina and approximately 12,243 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,501 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Western Carolina University in 2021, 12 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.

WCU Radio, Television & Digital Communication Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Digital Communication

WCU Radio, Television & Digital Communication Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks digital communication programs across the country. The following shows how WCU 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 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Radio, TV & Digital Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools 196

How Much Do Digital Communication Graduates from WCU Make?

The median salary of digital communication students who receive their bachelor's degree at WCU is $19,961. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $29,803 for all digital communication students.

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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

50% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The digital communication program at WCU awarded 12 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 50% of these degrees went to men with the other 50% going to women.

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About 83% 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 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 10
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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

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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