Radio, Television, and Digital Communication at Ithaca College

Ithaca, NY · Bachelor's Degree · about 124 graduates a year

$30,355
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$58,804
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$50,497
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#39 of 158
Rank by pay
#43 of 158
Rank, wage-adjusted
$23,375
Median federal debt

Ithaca College 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 40% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Ithaca College 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
…
36Stevenson University Owings Mills, MD$59,377$52,110#64—
37Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ$58,974$60,597#28$35,981
38Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ$58,974$60,597#29$35,981
39Ithaca College Ithaca, NY$58,804$55,969#43$30,355
40San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA$58,550$53,277#58$28,753
41Washington State University Pullman, WA$57,956$53,307#57$32,416
42Hofstra University Hempstead, NY$56,990$54,243#51$27,797

Other Majors at Ithaca College by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Accounting and Related Services$102,626—#42 of 796
Computer Science$98,373$70,239#181 of 349
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$76,766$7,071#7 of 85
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences$76,318$32,794#6 of 64
Business Administration, Management and Operations$75,810$46,306#219 of 1176
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$68,029$39,446#49 of 178
Journalism$61,317$34,453#41 of 187
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$61,090—#82 of 215
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$58,902$48,249#50 of 345
Biology$55,643$28,351#505 of 841
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$55,591—#198 of 253
Psychology$53,057$27,814#347 of 1027
Music$51,338$23,119#49 of 268
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$51,001$26,443#53 of 137
Political Science and Government$49,440$28,846#526 of 565
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians$48,412—#8 of 19
Natural Resources Conservation and Research$48,010$26,032#224 of 265
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$46,563$18,243#33 of 255
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$44,829$23,782#75 of 144
Sociology$38,727$24,026#450 of 462
Public Health—$32,112—

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Ithaca College radio, television, and digital communication graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $30,355 one year after graduating and $58,804 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Ithaca College rank for radio, television, and digital communication?

Among 158 colleges reporting earnings for radio, television, and digital communication graduates, Ithaca College ranks #39 by median pay four years after graduation, and #43 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is radio, television, and digital communication at Ithaca College worth it?

Its graduates earn 16% more than the national median for radio, television, and digital communication ($50,497), and the median federal debt at graduation is $23,375.

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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.