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2025 Best Radio & Television Bachelor's Degree Schools

48 Colleges in the United States
3,873 Bachelor's Degrees
Radio & Television is of the hottest bachelor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #90 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 48 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Radio & Television Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 3,873 bachelor's degrees in radio & television to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Radio & Television School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Best Radio & Television Bachelor's Degree Schools The tv bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality tv program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we include a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for radio & television students working on their bachelor's degree.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Radio & Television in the United States

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in radio & television.

10 Top Schools for a Bachelor's in TV

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70 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in radio & television needs to check out Northwestern University. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in radio & television from Northwestern University

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Boston University
Boston, MA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
195 Annual Graduates

Boston University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in radio & television. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in radio & television from Boston University

3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
262 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat The University of Texas at Austin if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in radio & television. UT Austin is a fairly large public university located in the city of Austin.More information about a bachelor’s in radio & television from The University of Texas at Austin

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Ithaca College
Ithaca, NY
89 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Ithaca College if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in radio & television. Located in the small suburb of Ithaca, Ithaca is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in radio & television from Ithaca College

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75 Annual Graduates

Elon is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Elon.More information about a bachelor’s in radio & television from Elon University

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Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
118 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in radio & television from Syracuse University

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
129 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in radio & television from San Francisco State University

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Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
171 Annual Graduates

Temple is a very large public university located in the city of Philadelphia.More information about a bachelor’s in radio & television from Temple University

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Hofstra University
Hempstead, NY
20 Annual Graduates

Hofstra is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Hempstead.More information about a bachelor’s in radio & television from Hofstra University

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63 Annual Graduates

Located in the distant town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in radio & television from Ohio University - Athens Campus

Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for Radio & Television students that almost earned our Best Radio & Television Bachelor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
11 University of Florida Gainesville, FL
12 Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX
13 University of North Texas Denton, TX
14 University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Cincinnati, OH
15 Texas State University San Marcos, TX
16 SUNY Oswego Oswego, NY

Radio & Television by Region

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Region
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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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One of 2 majors within the Radio, Television & Digital Communication area of study, Radio & Television has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to TV

Related Major Annual Graduates
Media Arts 6,285
Other Radio, Television, & Digital Communication 813

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