Radio, Television & Digital Communication at Western Kentucky University

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

WKU is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and approximately 17,517 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.

WKU Radio, Television & Digital Communication Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Digital Communication (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Digital Communication

WKU Radio, Television & Digital Communication Rankings

The digital communication major at WKU 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 WKU

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

WKU Radio, Television & Digital Communication Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 80% of digital communication bachelor's degrees went to men and 20% 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 WKU since its program graduates 36% more men than average.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in digital communication at WKU 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 Kentucky University with a bachelor's in digital communication.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
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 Kentucky University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Radio & Television	16

Related Majors

• Communication & Media Studies
• Journalism
• 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 KY, the home state for Western Kentucky University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Managers	3,260	$92,630
Producers and Directors	770	$60,530
Radio and Television Announcers	540	$39,180
Communications Professors	420	$68,530
Film and Video Editors	150	$64,580

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 OPMaster under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.