Radio, Television, and Digital Communication at Seattle University

Seattle, WA · Bachelor's Degree · about 26 graduates a year

$33,821
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$61,021
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$50,497
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#31 of 158
Rank by pay
#42 of 158
Rank, wage-adjusted
$17,463
Median federal debt

Seattle 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 Seattle 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
…
28Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX$61,636$62,666#24$38,678
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

Other Majors at Seattle University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Science$128,314$85,285#54 of 349
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$111,410$79,073#30 of 258
Business/Managerial Economics$102,249—#9 of 84
Finance and Financial Management Services$99,791$55,823#56 of 452
Accounting and Related Services$97,466$70,570#65 of 796
Mechanical Engineering$96,218$67,851#74 of 318
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$90,918$81,021#346 of 966
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$88,308—#15 of 93
Civil Engineering$81,559$69,151#165 of 233
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$81,464$102,664#66 of 253
Mathematics$80,592$57,551#83 of 309
English Language and Literature$78,906—#2 of 576
Criminal Justice and Corrections$74,018$51,100#15 of 660
Marketing$72,518$44,714#151 of 516
Business Administration, Management and Operations$72,360$46,598#307 of 1176
International Business$69,201—#76 of 115
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$64,098$35,398#54 of 476
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods—$63,496—
Natural Resources Conservation and Research$63,465—#43 of 265
Political Science and Government$63,443$41,474#245 of 565
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$62,385$30,256#6 of 144
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$60,291$32,663#25 of 137
Biology$58,242$37,063#408 of 841
Psychology$57,993$37,452#138 of 1027
Communication and Media Studies$57,599$39,316#227 of 660
Social Work$57,349—#84 of 420
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$57,093$28,082#102 of 225
International/Globalization Studies$56,590—#43 of 87
Security Science and Technology$56,265$37,557#27 of 45
Design and Applied Arts$53,117—#147 of 299

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $33,821 one year after graduating and $61,021 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 158 colleges reporting earnings for radio, television, and digital communication graduates, Seattle University ranks #31 by median pay four years after graduation, and #42 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is radio, television, and digital communication at Seattle 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 $17,463.

← All data for Seattle 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.