Radio, Television, and Digital Communication at Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL · Bachelor's Degree · about 238 graduates a year

$32,227
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$60,876
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$50,497
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#32 of 158
Rank by pay
#21 of 158
Rank, wage-adjusted
$17,750
Median federal debt

Florida State University graduates in radio, television, and digital communication earn 21% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 29% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Florida State University Compares for Radio, Television, and Digital Communication

All 158 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
1Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA$99,915$103,432#1$76,507
2Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY$91,222$86,824#5$71,549
3Fordham University Bronx, NY$84,366$80,299#7$45,931
4Miami University-Hamilton Hamilton, OH$82,411$87,945#2$50,938
5Miami University-Middletown Middletown, OH$82,411$87,945#3$50,938
6Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH$82,411$87,945#4$50,938
7New York University New York, NY$77,109$73,392#8$47,666
8CUNY City College New York, NY$72,068$68,594#10—
9Syracuse University Syracuse, NY$70,815$67,401#14$37,556
10University of Mississippi University, MS$69,082$83,818#6$41,247
…
29Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX$61,478$62,505#25$41,107
30Xavier University Cincinnati, OH$61,035$65,133#20$28,270
31Seattle University Seattle, WA$61,021$56,126#42$33,821
32Florida State University Tallahassee, FL$60,876$64,795#21$32,227
33Elon University Elon, NC$60,832$65,281#19$33,894
34The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX$60,617$61,630#26$43,038
35Biola University La Mirada, CA$60,082$54,671#49$29,388

Other Majors at Florida State University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Engineering$114,802$78,941#56 of 189
Management Information Systems and Services$103,648$66,252#19 of 166
Industrial Engineering$96,504$76,426#51 of 94
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$94,887$62,578#41 of 126
Security Science and Technology$93,841$58,249#4 of 45
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$93,740$72,425#209 of 258
Computer and Information Sciences$93,727$61,376#162 of 459
Insurance$92,064$61,071#10 of 21
Accounting and Related Services$91,056$55,626#108 of 796
Chemical Engineering$90,815$70,797#125 of 158
Mechanical Engineering$89,622$62,021#200 of 318
Finance and Financial Management Services$87,089$56,516#124 of 452
Marketing$84,981$49,808#50 of 516
Civil Engineering$84,340$67,050#129 of 233
Real Estate$80,900$55,257#14 of 25
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$78,811$69,997#770 of 966
Statistics$77,605$47,347#36 of 50
Business Administration, Management and Operations$77,320$49,325#189 of 1176
Business/Commerce$74,716$47,342#45 of 271
Design and Applied Arts$73,888$49,144#12 of 299
Economics$73,527$47,304#236 of 368
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$69,875$31,074#35 of 110
Mathematics$68,131$49,919#179 of 309
Political Science and Government$68,059$34,745#154 of 565
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$67,180$13,371#28 of 215
Area Studies$67,110—#17 of 70
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology$66,943$39,967#6 of 16
Chemistry$66,724$40,629#102 of 209
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$66,157—#43 of 138
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$65,941$41,060#67 of 178

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $32,227 one year after graduating and $60,876 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 158 colleges reporting earnings for radio, television, and digital communication graduates, Florida State University ranks #32 by median pay four years after graduation, and #21 after adjusting for state wage levels.

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

Its graduates earn 21% more than the national median for radio, television, and digital communication ($50,497), and the median federal debt at graduation is $17,750.

← All data for Florida State 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.