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Northwestern University PhD in Radio, Television & Digital Communication

6 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

The main focus area for this major is Media Arts. 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 pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in digital communication, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.

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How Much Does a Doctorate in Digital Communication from Northwestern Cost?

$56,567 Average Tuition and Fees

Northwestern Graduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Northwestern paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$56,067$56,067
Fees$500$500

Does Northwestern Offer an Online PhD in Digital Communication?

Online degrees for the Northwestern digital communication doctor’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 Doctorate Student Diversity for Digital Communication

6 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
66.7% Women
16.7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 6 students received their doctor’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 doctor’s degree in digital communication in 2019-2020, 66.7% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 45.3%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in digital communication at Northwestern in 2019-2020, 16.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 11%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian0
Black or African American0
Hispanic or Latino1
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White5
International Students0
Other Races/Ethnicities0

PhD in Digital Communication Focus Areas at Northwestern

Radio, Television & Digital Communication students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Media Arts6

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Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies3

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References

*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.

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