Radio, Television, and Digital Communication at Georgetown University

Washington, DC · Master's Degree · about 79 graduates a year

$59,859
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$88,001
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$75,972
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#4 of 20
Rank by pay
#7 of 20
Rank, wage-adjusted
$74,237
Median federal debt

Georgetown University graduates in radio, television, and digital communication earn 16% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 84% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Georgetown University Compares for Radio, Television, and Digital Communication

All 20 colleges reporting radio, television, and digital communication earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1Temple University Philadelphia, PA$118,378$120,391#1$84,908
2Northwestern University Evanston, IL$116,019$113,988#2$89,054
3University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA$112,401$103,385#3$72,293
4Georgetown University Washington, DC$88,001$77,112#7$59,859
5Michigan State University East Lansing, MI$86,080$90,761#4$69,257
6University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA$83,157$75,667#9$62,846
7The New School New York, NY$81,832$77,887#6$55,096
8Savannah College of Art and Design Savannah, GA$81,814$84,694#5$60,278
9CUNY Graduate School and University Center New York, NY$80,809$76,913#8$56,059
10Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT$80,508$72,483#11$60,845

Other Majors at Georgetown University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Business Administration, Management and Operations$188,160$147,613#25 of 861
Finance and Financial Management Services$180,878$110,674#3 of 69
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods—$173,832—
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies$171,631$130,394#1 of 43
Real Estate$154,778$124,159#5 of 15
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$153,948$139,527#4 of 72
International Business$145,272$129,954#2 of 15
Statistics$143,619$112,394#3 of 18
Health and Medical Administrative Services$137,887$98,100#16 of 211
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$127,831$112,845#126 of 432
Biotechnology$126,361$76,201#3 of 15
International Relations and National Security Studies$118,569$88,199#1 of 40
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$115,091$91,362#2 of 29
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations$113,928$85,186#1 of 6
Public Policy Analysis$110,634$83,403#5 of 50
Human Resources Management and Services$109,895$98,440#25 of 159
Homeland Security$108,885$81,481#5 of 28
English Language and Literature$101,463$55,504#1 of 43
Economics$99,537$79,324#14 of 22
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology$97,357$52,173#4 of 6
Area Studies$91,661$64,851#3 of 10
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution$91,038$64,621#2 of 14
Journalism$90,356$59,912#1 of 22
Hospitality Administration/Management$85,539$79,515#2 of 12
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$81,035$54,668#4 of 165
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning$80,847$63,579#20 of 36
Political Science and Government$79,929$73,347#6 of 16
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences$68,776$34,063#8 of 16
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology—$66,282—
Museology/Museum Studies$62,965$41,215#2 of 12

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Georgetown University radio, television, and digital communication graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $59,859 one year after graduating and $88,001 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Georgetown University rank for radio, television, and digital communication?

Among 20 colleges reporting earnings for radio, television, and digital communication graduates, Georgetown University ranks #4 by median pay four years after graduation, and #7 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is radio, television, and digital communication at Georgetown University worth it?

Its graduates earn 16% more than the national median for radio, television, and digital communication ($75,972), and the median federal debt at graduation is $74,237.

← All data for Georgetown University · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.