The main focus area for this major is Radio & Television. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Radio, Television & Digital Communication is a major offered under the communication and journalism program of study at Northwestern University.
We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in digital communication, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Explore the digital frontier as it relates to today's communications strategies with this specialized online bachelor's from Southern New Hampshire University.
How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Digital Communication from Northwestern Cost?
$58,701Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$15,500Average Student Debt
Northwestern Undergraduate Tuition and Fees
Part-time undergraduates at Northwestern paid an average of $6,901 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students.
Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
Northwestern Digital Communication BA Student Debt
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school.
Digital Communication students who received their bachelor’s degree at Northwestern took out an average of $15,500 in student loans.
That is 33% lower than the national average of $23,192.
How Much Can You Make With a BA in Digital Communication From Northwestern?
$36,992Average Salary
HighEarnings Boost
The median early career salary of digital communication students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Northwestern is $36,992 per year.
That is 35% higher than the national average of $27,456.
Does Northwestern Offer an Online BA in Digital Communication?
Online degrees for the Northwestern digital communication bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time.
To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Northwestern Online Learning page.
Northwestern Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Digital Communication
102Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
47.1%Women
33.3%Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 102 students received their bachelor’s degree in digital communication. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.
Male-to-Female Ratio
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in digital communication in 2019-2020, 47.1% of them were women.
This is less than the nationwide number of 53.2%.
Racial-Ethnic Diversity
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in digital communication at Northwestern in 2019-2020, 33.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*.
This is lower than the nationwide number of 38%.
Race/Ethnicity
Number of Students
Asian
4
Black or African American
9
Hispanic or Latino
17
Native American or Alaska Native
0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
0
White
55
International Students
9
Other Races/Ethnicities
8
BA in Digital Communication Focus Areas at Northwestern
Radio, Television & Digital Communication students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
by our College Data Analytics Team
