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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Radio, Television & Digital Communication in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

46 Ranked Colleges
2,807 Degrees Awarded
$13,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Radio, Television & Digital Communication is the 71st most popular major in the country with 17,036 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 the Southeast region, there were 3,702 radio, television and digital communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,321 and $25,038 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,807 radio, television and digital communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 46 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in radio, television and digital communication. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality radio, television and digital communication programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the radio, television and digital communication program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Radio, Television & Digital Communication in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this large public school awarded 189 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s digital communication students in 2019-2020.

UF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UF is $6,302 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Digital Communication students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Radio, Television & Digital Communication at UF

#2

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a large school located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina that handed out 1 bachelors’s digital communication degrees in 2019-2020.

UNC Chapel Hill also made our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend UNC Chapel Hill is $12,352 for southeast region bachelor’s degree digital communication students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Radio, Television & Digital Communication at UNC Chapel Hill

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this large public school awarded 43 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s digital communication students in 2019-2020.

Georgia Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $14,739 for southeast region bachelor’s degree digital communication students with aid per year to attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Georgia Tech Radio, Television & Digital Communication Report

#4

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida

Out of the 46 schools in the Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida State University landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Tallahassee, Florida, and it awarded 229 bachelors’s digital communication degrees in 2019-2020.

Florida State also made our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend Florida State is $9,789 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Digital Communication students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Radio, Television & Digital Communication at Florida State

#5

University of Mississippi

University, Mississippi

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Mississippi. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in University, Mississippi, and it awarded 367 bachelors’s digital communication degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree digital communication students with aid list, Ole Miss has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Ole Miss is $14,016 for southeast region bachelor’s degree digital communication students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Radio, Television & Digital Communication at University of Mississippi

#16 in overall quality

Florida International University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Miami, Florida, this large public school handed out 47 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s digital communication students in 2019-2020.

FIU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #16 on our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Florida International University is $7,296 for southeast region bachelor’s degree digital communication students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

Read more about Radio, Television & Digital Communication at Florida International University

With a ranking of #7, University of Central Florida did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. UCF is a public institution located in Orlando, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 77 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCF, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Central Florida is $10,274 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Digital Communication students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Radio, Television & Digital Communication at University of Central Florida

#8

Appalachian State University

Boone, North Carolina

With a ranking of #8, Appalachian State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Boone, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s digital communication degrees to 63 students in 2019-2020.

Appalachian State also took the #14 spot in our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Appalachian State University is $13,920 for southeast region bachelor’s degree digital communication students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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

#9

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia

University of Georgia did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #9. University of Georgia is a large public school situated in Athens, Georgia. It awarded 111 bachelors’s digital communication degrees in 2019-2020.

UGA also made our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #7. The estimated yearly cost for UGA is $13,649 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Digital Communication students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

Full UGA Radio, Television & Digital Communication Report

#10

Florida Gulf Coast University

Fort Myers, Florida

Florida Gulf Coast University landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. FGCU is located in Fort Myers, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 26 bachelors’s digital communication degrees to qualified students.

FGCU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #23 on our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $11,606 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Digital Communication students with aid per year to attend Florida Gulf Coast University.

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#11

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, Florida

Florida Atlantic University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #11. Florida Atlantic University is a public institution located in Boca Raton, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 140 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

FAU also made our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #17. It costs about $10,186 for southeast region bachelor’s degree digital communication students with aid per year to attend FAU.

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#12

University of North Georgia

Dahlonega, Georgia

University of North Georgia ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. UNG is located in Dahlonega, Georgia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 39 bachelors’s digital communication degrees to qualified students.

The yearly cost to attend UNG is $10,396 for southeast region bachelor’s degree digital communication students with aid.

Read full report on Radio, Television & Digital Communication at UNG

#13

Middle Tennessee State University

Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Middle Tennessee State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #13. Middle Tennessee State University is a public institution located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend Middle Tennessee State University is $12,464 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Digital Communication students with aid.

Read more about Radio, Television & Digital Communication at Middle Tennessee State University

#14

Murray State University

Murray, Kentucky

With a ranking of #14, Murray State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Murray State University is located in Murray, Kentucky and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s digital communication degrees to qualified students.

It costs about $11,390 for southeast region bachelor’s degree digital communication students with aid per year to attend Murray State University.

Full Murray State Radio, Television & Digital Communication Report

#15

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, Georgia

Georgia Southern University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Statesboro, Georgia, this large public school awarded 36 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s digital communication students in 2019-2020.

GaSou did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #24 on our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for GaSou is $15,536 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Digital Communication students with aid.

Full GaSou Radio, Television & Digital Communication Report

#16

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, Kentucky

Western Kentucky University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. WKU is a public institution located in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for WKU is $11,962 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Digital Communication students with aid.

Read full report on Radio, Television & Digital Communication at Western Kentucky University

#17

Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw, Georgia
#13 in overall quality

Kennesaw State University ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Kennesaw, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s digital communication degrees to 106 students in 2019-2020.

KSU Georgia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $17,221 for southeast region bachelor’s degree digital communication students with aid per year to attend Kennesaw State University.

Read full report on Radio, Television & Digital Communication at Kennesaw State University

#18

University of South Carolina - Aiken

Aiken, South Carolina

University of South Carolina - Aiken ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in Aiken, South Carolina, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s digital communication degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for UofSC Aiken is $15,050 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Digital Communication students with aid.

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#19

Western Carolina University

Cullowhee, North Carolina

Western Carolina University ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Cullowhee, North Carolina, this fairly large public school awarded 23 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s digital communication students in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for Western Carolina University is $13,722 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Digital Communication students with aid.

Read more about Radio, Television & Digital Communication at Western Carolina University

Arkansas State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #20. A-State is a fairly large school located in Jonesboro, Arkansas that handed out 33 bachelors’s digital communication degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for Arkansas State University - Main Campus is $13,406 for southeast region bachelor’s degree digital communication students with aid.

Read full report on Radio, Television & Digital Communication at A-State

#21

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina

University of South Carolina - Columbia did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #21. Columbia, South Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s digital communication degrees to 52 students in 2019-2020.

UofSC also made our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #10. It costs about $20,509 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Digital Communication students with aid per year to attend University of South Carolina - Columbia.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The low student loan default rate of 3.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full University of South Carolina - Columbia Radio, Television & Digital Communication Report

#22

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky

University of Kentucky landed the #22 spot on the 2022 Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Lexington, Kentucky, this large public school awarded 34 degrees to qualified bachelors’s digital communication students in 2019-2020.

UK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UK is $17,127 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Digital Communication students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read more about Radio, Television & Digital Communication at UK

#23

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

The University of Alabama came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. UA is a large school located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama that handed out 117 bachelors’s digital communication degrees in 2019-2020.

UA also made our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #12. The yearly cost to attend UA is $22,597 for southeast region bachelor’s degree digital communication students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Radio, Television & Digital Communication at UA

#24

Troy University

Troy, Alabama

Troy University landed the #24 spot on the 2022 Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. TROY is located in Troy, Alabama and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 27 bachelors’s digital communication degrees to qualified students.

The yearly cost to attend Troy University is $14,285 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Digital Communication students with aid.

Read more about Radio, Television & Digital Communication at Troy University

#25

Eastern Kentucky University

Richmond, Kentucky

With a ranking of #25, Eastern Kentucky University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Eastern is located in Richmond, Kentucky and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 32 bachelors’s digital communication degrees to qualified students.

It costs about $14,149 for southeast region bachelor’s degree digital communication students with aid per year to attend Eastern.

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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%.

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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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