Radio, Television, and Digital Communication at Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX · Bachelor's Degree · about 165 graduates a year

$31,546
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$50,279
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$50,497
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#73 of 158
Rank by pay
#78 of 158
Rank, wage-adjusted
$23,250
Median federal debt

Texas Tech University graduates in radio, television, and digital communication earn 0% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 46% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Texas Tech 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
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70University of Northwestern-St Paul Saint Paul, MN$50,708$48,437#100$40,361
71University of Montevallo Montevallo, AL$50,497$57,318#40—
72Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA$50,318$46,282#119$32,808
73Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX$50,279$51,119#78$31,546
74Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ$50,233$51,615#76$24,578
75High Point University High Point, NC$50,007$53,665#53—
76Texas State University San Marcos, TX$49,987$50,822#83$31,977

Other Majors at Texas Tech University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Petroleum Engineering$139,864$80,460#3 of 19
Computer and Information Sciences$113,062$82,521#71 of 459
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$107,110$79,544#45 of 258
Construction Engineering$102,312$75,421#6 of 13
Chemical Engineering$99,747$77,586#54 of 158
Industrial Engineering$98,266$71,545#47 of 94
Mechanical Engineering$98,113$73,268#52 of 318
Computer Engineering$92,615$85,619#162 of 189
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$90,143$76,708#3 of 46
Civil Engineering$89,969$74,655#56 of 233
Accounting and Related Services$89,891$63,059#117 of 796
Science, Technology and Society$88,953$69,382#4 of 10
Finance and Financial Management Services$86,795$58,535#127 of 452
Business/Commerce$86,278—#17 of 271
Information Science/Studies$81,289$55,081#82 of 148
Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies$78,435$53,997#1 of 19
Business Administration, Management and Operations$75,702$53,528#224 of 1176
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$74,591$49,727#8 of 138
Marketing$72,953$49,773#145 of 516
Chemistry$70,673$31,573#73 of 209
Agricultural Business and Management$69,689$50,509#21 of 77
Mathematics$69,664$45,476#160 of 309
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology$69,628$27,445#13 of 49
Economics$68,973$44,292#284 of 368
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations$66,440$36,686#8 of 42
Interior Architecture$64,751$45,345#5 of 17
Architecture$63,871$39,060#56 of 78
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$63,013$32,027#71 of 110
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services$62,457—#7 of 70
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$62,247$41,023#90 of 178

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $31,546 one year after graduating and $50,279 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 158 colleges reporting earnings for radio, television, and digital communication graduates, Texas Tech University ranks #73 by median pay four years after graduation, and #78 after adjusting for state wage levels.

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

Its graduates earn 0% more than the national median for radio, television, and digital communication ($50,497), and the median federal debt at graduation is $23,250.

← All data for Texas Tech 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.