Radio & Television is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #131 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in New York to determine which ones were the best for radio & television students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 553 degrees in radio & television annually.
The tv program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Radio & Television rankings. We derive our Best Overall Radio & Television School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Radio & Television Schools in New York list to help you make the college decision.
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The schools below may not offer all types of tv degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Ithaca College is a good option for students pursuing a degree in radio & television. Ithaca is a small private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Ithaca. A Best Colleges rank of #203 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Ithaca is a great college overall.
There were approximately 100 radio & television students who graduated with this degree at Ithaca in the most recent data year.
Every student pursuing a degree in radio & television needs to look into Syracuse University. Syracuse is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Syracuse. A Best Colleges rank of #62 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Syracuse is a great university overall.
There were approximately 169 radio & television students who graduated with this degree at Syracuse in the most recent data year.
Hofstra University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in radio & television. Located in the large suburb of Hempstead, Hofstra is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #285 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Hofstra is a great university overall.
There were roughly 36 radio & television students who graduated with this degree at Hofstra in the most recent year we have data available.
SUNY Oswego is a great choice for students interested in a degree in radio & television. Located in the distant town of Oswego, SUNY Oswego is a public school with a moderately-sized student population. This school ranks 60th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 124 radio & television students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Oswego in the most recent data year.
Located in the town of Plattsburgh, SUNY Plattsburgh is a public school with a small student population. This school ranks 101st out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 35 radio & television students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Plattsburgh in the most recent data year.
SUNY Fredonia is a small public school located in the town of Fredonia. This school ranks 98th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 32 radio & television students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Fredonia in the most recent year we have data available.
Brooklyn College is a large public college located in the city of Brooklyn. This college ranks 62nd out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 41 radio & television students who graduated with this degree at Brooklyn College in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
The tv program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Radio & Television rankings. We derive our Best Overall Radio & Television School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
