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2025 Best Radio & Television Schools in the Southeast Region

10 Colleges in the Southeast Region
594 TV Degrees Awarded
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.

College Factual looked at 10 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Radio & Television Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 594 degrees in radio & television to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

Choosing a Great Radio & Television School

Best Radio & Television Schools in the Southeast Region Your choice of radio & television school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Radio & Television Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in TV
Bachelor's Degrees in TV
Master's Degrees in TV

The tv school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Radio & Television Schools in the Southeast Region. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Radio & Television in the Southeast Region

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.

10 Top Southeast Region Schools in TV

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NC
53 TV Degrees Awarded

Elon University is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in radio & television. Elon is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized suburb of Elon. A Best Colleges rank of #190 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Elon is a great university overall.

There were about 53 radio & television students who graduated with this degree at Elon in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
UF crest
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In FL
158 TV Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in radio & television has to take a look at University of Florida. UF is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Gainesville. A Best Colleges rank of #56 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UF is a great university overall.

There were roughly 158 radio & television students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in radio & television from University of Florida

3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In FL

It's difficult to beat Southeastern University if you wish to pursue a degree in radio & television. Located in the city of Lakeland, SEU is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. This university ranks 28th out of 70 colleges for overall quality in the state of Florida.

There were roughly 5 radio & television students who graduated with this degree at SEU in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In FL
72 TV Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in radio & television has to take a look at University of Central Florida. Located in the suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #217 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UCF is a great university overall.

There were about 72 radio & television students who graduated with this degree at UCF in the most recent data year.

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5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NC
79 TV Degrees Awarded

Appalachian State is a very large public university located in the town of Boone. This university ranks 11th out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were about 79 radio & television students who graduated with this degree at Appalachian State in the most recent year we have data available.

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6
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In KY
32 TV Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Lexington, UK is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #220 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UK is a great university overall.

There were roughly 32 radio & television students who graduated with this degree at UK in the most recent year we have data available.

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7
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In FL

UF Online is a moderately-sized public university located in the midsize city of Gainesville. This university ranks 43rd out of 70 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.

There were about 25 radio & television students who graduated with this degree at UF Online in the most recent data year.

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8
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In AL
59 TV Degrees Awarded

Located in the remote town of Troy, TROY is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 24th out of 42 colleges for overall quality in the state of Alabama.

There were about 59 radio & television students who graduated with this degree at TROY in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in radio & television from Troy University

9
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In KY
27.3% Growth in Graduates

Located in the town of Richmond, Eastern is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 12th out of 39 schools for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.

There were roughly 22 radio & television students who graduated with this degree at Eastern in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in radio & television from Eastern Kentucky University

10
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the city of Doral, Miami Media School is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.More information about a degree in radio & television from Miami Media School

Best Radio & Television Colleges by State

Explore the best radio & television schools for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 715 275
North Carolina 710 102
Georgia 690 3
South Carolina 530 0
Kentucky 518 82
Mississippi 501 2
Alabama 500 41
Arkansas 466 2

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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 2,662
Other Radio, Television, & Digital Communication 390

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