Radio, Television, and Digital Communication at SUNY College at Plattsburgh

Plattsburgh, NY · Bachelor's Degree · about 43 graduates a year

$28,559
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$45,121
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$50,497
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#117 of 158
Rank by pay
#137 of 158
Rank, wage-adjusted
$23,375
Median federal debt

SUNY College at Plattsburgh graduates in radio, television, and digital communication earn 11% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 52% of one year’s pay at that point.

How SUNY College at Plattsburgh 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
…
114University of Georgia Athens, GA$45,555$47,159#109$32,556
115Messiah University Mechanicsburg, PA$45,522$46,296#118—
116Murray State University Murray, KY$45,127$51,097#79$28,041
117SUNY College at Plattsburgh Plattsburgh, NY$45,121$42,946#137$28,559
118Troy University Troy, AL$44,859$50,919#81$29,917
119Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN$44,781$48,042#102—
120Anderson University Anderson, SC$44,648$49,508#93—

Other Majors at SUNY College at Plattsburgh by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$92,095$76,152#269 of 966
Management Information Systems and Services$85,677$50,232#74 of 166
Finance and Financial Management Services$74,550$40,414#270 of 452
Computer and Information Sciences$73,383$50,291#362 of 459
Business Administration, Management and Operations$70,499$41,410#363 of 1176
Accounting and Related Services$70,109$51,243#482 of 796
Marketing$69,684$44,607#191 of 516
Security Science and Technology$69,321—#9 of 45
Biology$67,359$24,885#139 of 841
Economics$63,155$43,977#337 of 368
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services$60,418—#13 of 70
Social Work$59,925$24,676#45 of 420
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$58,888$40,143#117 of 178
Criminal Justice and Corrections$58,331$35,527#191 of 660
Sociology$56,704$39,079#133 of 462
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$55,996—#81 of 680
English Language and Literature$54,281$24,995#152 of 576
History$54,187$28,400#150 of 459
Natural Resources Conservation and Research$54,099$28,447#147 of 265
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$53,653$24,536#173 of 215
Hospitality Administration/Management$53,178$39,099#89 of 137
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$52,593$35,025#42 of 172
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$52,108$30,318#248 of 476
Communication and Media Studies$51,715$39,749#396 of 660
Psychology$50,673$29,147#478 of 1027
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies$50,030—#64 of 103
Political Science and Government$49,754$29,164#523 of 565
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology$44,153$23,682#53 of 62
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$40,814—#100 of 137
Journalism$40,034$32,456#182 of 187

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do SUNY College at Plattsburgh radio, television, and digital communication graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $28,559 one year after graduating and $45,121 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does SUNY College at Plattsburgh rank for radio, television, and digital communication?

Among 158 colleges reporting earnings for radio, television, and digital communication graduates, SUNY College at Plattsburgh ranks #117 by median pay four years after graduation, and #137 after adjusting for state wage levels.

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

Its graduates earn 11% less than the national median for radio, television, and digital communication ($50,497), and the median federal debt at graduation is $23,375.

← All data for SUNY College at Plattsburgh · 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.