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Most Popular Schools for Radio and Television Major & Degree Program

A program that focuses on the theories, methods, and techniques used to plan, produce, and distribute audio and video programs and messages, and that prepares individuals to function as staff, producers, directors, and managers of radio and television shows and media organizations. Includes instruction in media aesthetics; planning, scheduling, and production; writing and editing; performing and directing; personnel and facilities management; marketing and distribution; media regulations, law, and policy; and principles of broadcast technology.


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Rank School Name Students % of Total Total On-Campus Cost
1 California State University-Northridge 414 4% $22,969
2 The University of Texas at Austin 320 2% $26,506
3 Temple University 265 3% $33,004
4 University of Florida 228 2% $21,211
5 University of North Texas 195 2% $24,712
6 Ohio University-Main Campus 189 2% $28,986
7 Specs Howard School of Media Arts 179 54% N/A
8 Boston University 175 2% $72,618
9 California State University-Los Angeles 173 3% $26,139
10 Ohio Media School-Valley View 165 93% N/A
11 California State University-Fullerton 164 1% $27,738
12 Syracuse University 159 3% $70,636
13 Illinois Media School-Chicago Campus 141 77% N/A
14 SUNY College at Oswego 129 6% $24,780
15 The University of Alabama 124 1% $29,872
16 Texas State University 121 1% $23,130
17 Ithaca College 116 7% $62,757
18 The Ohio Media School-Columbus 115 83% $15,657
19 University of Central Florida 101 1% $22,548
20 Illinois Media School 94 81% $13,629
21 Texas Tech University 93 1% $24,472
22 San Diego State University 86 1% $29,318
23 Northwestern University 86 1% $74,649
24 The University of Texas at Arlington 84 1% $26,660
25 Columbia College Chicago 82 5% $45,644
26 Montclair State University 76 1% $31,704
27 CUNY Brooklyn College 76 2% $8,604
28 Ohio Media School-Cincinnati 75 100% $12,242
29 University of Cincinnati-Main Campus 73 1% $27,476
30 San Jose State University 71 1% $29,193
31 Colorado Media School 71 87% N/A
32 University of Houston 64 1% $23,225
33 Moorpark College 61 1% $3,179
34 University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh 60 2% $19,493
35 Los Angeles City College 56 2% $3,137
36 Hofstra University 55 2% $63,748
37 Northern Arizona University 54 1% $27,266
38 California State University-Monterey Bay 52 2% $23,564
39 Appalachian State University 49 1% $19,194
40 Southern Illinois University-Carbondale 49 1% $29,367
41 Western Illinois University 49 2% $25,997
42 Saddleback College 46 1% $3,246
43 City College of San Francisco 44 1% $3,613
44 Miami Media School 44 58% N/A
45 Los Angeles Valley College 39 1% $3,137
46 Wayne State University 37 1% $27,157
47 Fullerton College 37 1% $2,884
48 New York Institute of Technology 36 2% $58,496
49 University of Central Missouri 35 1% $19,953
50 Riverside City College 34 1% $3,338
51 Rider University 33 2% $62,140
52 Western Kentucky University 33 1% $21,840
53 Troy University 32 1% $20,147
54 Mt San Antonio College 32 1% $3,267
55 Texas Southern University 31 2% $25,343
56 El Paso Community College 30 1% $4,089
57 San Antonio College 30 1% $4,311
58 College of San Mateo 30 2% $3,135
59 Eastern Kentucky University 28 1% $23,706
60 Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce 28 3% $16,918
61 San Diego City College 27 2% $2,998
62 De Anza College 27 1% $3,478
63 Pepperdine University 27 1% $73,002
64 Santa Monica College 27 0% $2,888
65 Austin Community College District 25 1% $3,750
66 Butte College 25 1% $3,286
67 University of Kentucky 25 0% $30,101
68 University of Akron Main Campus 24 1% $27,279
69 The Academy of Radio and TV Broadcasting 23 64% N/A
70 University of Montevallo 22 3% $26,290
71 Drexel University 22 0% $70,223
72 El Camino Community College District 20 0% $3,064
73 University of Northwestern-St Paul 20 3% $44,340
74 University of Florida-Online 20 4% $4,906
75 Murray State University 19 1% $23,472
76 Cosumnes River College 19 1% $2,958
77 Long Beach City College 19 1% $3,091
78 Youngstown State University 18 1% $22,851
79 Pasadena City College 18 0% $3,084
80 Chaffey College 18 0% $3,089
81 Bradley University 17 1% $47,820
82 Lewis and Clark Community College 17 1% $4,560
83 Cedarville University 16 2% $40,648
84 Ohlone College 16 1% $3,136
85 Oxnard College 15 1% $3,179
86 University of the Incarnate Word 15 1% $48,628
87 Palo Alto College 15 1% $4,311
88 Missouri State University-Springfield 14 0% $21,782
89 Lake Land College 14 0% $4,470
90 SUNY at Fredonia 14 1% $23,902
91 San Joaquin Delta College 13 0% $3,205
92 Grossmont College 13 0% $3,086
93 Cuesta College 12 1% $3,255
94 University of Southern Indiana 12 1% $21,081
95 The New School Center for Media 12 32% N/A
96 Lone Star College System 11 0% $4,150
97 Manchester Community College 11 1% $5,664
98 Diablo Valley College 11 0% $3,230
99 University of La Verne 11 0% $61,696
100 Emerson College 11 1% $68,392

This list indicates the number of students that completed the Radio and Television program at the schools above.
It is not necessarily an indicator of academic rigor or quality of education.
Note that some schools do not have enough data to be ranked, and these schools will not appear in our lists.