2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Radio, Television & Digital Communication (Income $48-$75k) in North Carolina

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 17,036 people earned their degree in radio, television and digital communication, making the major the 71st most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, radio, television and digital communication graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $27,530 and had an average of $23,273 in loans still to pay off.

Across North Carolina, there were 280 radio, television and digital communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,550 and $34,882 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 62 radio, television and digital communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,088 and $45,388 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in radio, television and digital communication. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent radio, television and digital communication programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the radio, television and digital communication program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for north carolina master’s degree digital communication students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Radio, Television & Digital Communication (Income $48-$75k) in North Carolina

#1

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$30,248 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$66,171 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k list. UNC Chapel Hill is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 masters’s digital communication degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNC Chapel Hill, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are $30,248, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Radio, Television & Digital Communication Report

#2

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina

#3 in overall quality

$28,999 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 13 masters’s digital communication degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NC State, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NC State are $28,999, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Radio, Television & Digital Communication at NC State

#3

Elon University

Elon, North Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$18,432 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$45,249 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Elon University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Elon, North Carolina, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 30 degrees to qualified masters’s digital communication students in 2019-2020.

Elon did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Elon University are $18,432.

Full Elon Radio, Television & Digital Communication Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Radio, Television & Digital Communication (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Radio, Television & Digital Communication (Income $48-$75k)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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