Radio and Television

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.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 168 institutions across the United States, with a total of 19811 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

1,309

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

1,166

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

3,873

degrees awarded

Master's Degrees

154

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

degrees awarded

Other Awards

13,305

awards given

Top Schools for Radio and Television

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank	Institution	Degrees
1	California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA	1,290
2	The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX	888
3	University of North Texas Denton, TX	660
4	Boston University Boston, MA	660
5	Ohio Media School-Cincinnati Norwood, OH	567
6	Temple University Philadelphia, PA	567
7	California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	513
8	Ohio Media School-Columbus Columbus, OH	507
9	Saddleback College Mission Viejo, CA	504
10	Ohio Media School-Valley View Valley View, OH	489
11	California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA	462
12	Illinois Media School-Chicago Campus Chicago, IL	435
13	Colorado Media School Denver, CO	432
14	Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	426
15	University of Florida Gainesville, FL	417
16	San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA	402
17	Miami Media School Doral, FL	342
18	University of Houston Houston, TX	306
19	Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX	294
20	Moorpark College Moorpark, CA	292
21	Texas State University San Marcos, TX	291
22	San Diego State University San Diego, CA	285
23	Mt San Antonio College Walnut, CA	280
24	State University of New York at Oswego Oswego, NY	276
25	Ithaca College Ithaca, NY	267
26	Elon University Elon, NC	225
27	Northwestern University Evanston, IL	210
28	Montclair State University Montclair, NJ	204
29	University of Central Florida Orlando, FL	195
30	Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH	189
31	Los Angeles Valley College Valley Glen, CA	181
32	Fullerton College Fullerton, CA	175
33	Illinois Media School Chicago, IL	174
34	Troy University Troy, AL	168
35	Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ	162
36	Appalachian State University Boone, NC	159
37	San Jose State University San Jose, CA	156
38	California State University-Monterey Bay Seaside, CA	153
39	Long Beach City College Long Beach, CA	144
40	Chaffey College Rancho Cucamonga, CA	142
41	City College of San Francisco San Francisco, CA	138
42	De Anza College Cupertino, CA	138
43	Pasadena City College Pasadena, CA	118
44	Orange Coast College Costa Mesa, CA	114
45	CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY	111
46	Texas Southern University Houston, TX	111
47	Butte College Oroville, CA	110
48	Riverside City College Riverside, CA	107
49	Diablo Valley College Pleasant Hill, CA	106
50	Southwestern College Chula Vista, CA	105
51	University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Oshkosh, WI	102
52	Lone Star College System The Woodlands, TX	100
53	Columbia College Chicago Chicago, IL	93
54	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH	93
55	Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KY	93
56	University of Central Missouri Warrensburg, MO	91
57	University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH	90
58	Oxnard College Oxnard, CA	87
59	Cosumnes River College Sacramento, CA	85
60	Glendale Community College Glendale, CA	84
61	Los Angeles City College Los Angeles, CA	81
62	SUNY at Fredonia Fredonia, NY	81
63	El Paso Community College El Paso, TX	78
64	Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, IL	78
65	El Camino Community College District Torrance, CA	76
66	San Bernardino Valley College San Bernardino, CA	76
67	SUNY College at Plattsburgh Plattsburgh, NY	75
68	Austin Community College District Austin, TX	75
69	San Diego City College San Diego, CA	74
70	Youngstown State University Youngstown, OH	69
71	Wayne State University Detroit, MI	66
72	Palomar College San Marcos, CA	66
73	Cuesta College San Luis Obispo, CA	63
74	Grossmont College El Cajon, CA	63
75	Los Angeles Pierce College Woodland Hills, CA	63
76	Cypress College Cypress, CA	63
77	Hofstra University Hempstead, NY	60
78	California State University-Chico Chico, CA	60
79	Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce Ponce, PR	60
80	University of Montevallo Montevallo, AL	60
81	University of Florida-Online Gainesville, FL	60
82	College of San Mateo San Mateo, CA	58
83	Suffolk University Boston, MA	57
84	Yuba College Marysville, CA	55
85	Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	54
86	College of the Desert Palm Desert, CA	52
87	Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX	51
88	Bradley University Peoria, IL	51
89	Santa Ana College Santa Ana, CA	51
90	Mt San Jacinto Community College District San Jacinto, CA	51
91	Antelope Valley Community College District Lancaster, CA	48
92	University of Kentucky Lexington, KY	48
93	University of Northwestern-St Paul Saint Paul, MN	45
94	Lake Land College Mattoon, IL	44
95	International College of Broadcasting Dayton, OH	42
96	Alvin Community College Alvin, TX	39
97	Western Illinois University Macomb, IL	39
98	SUNY Buffalo State University Buffalo, NY	39
99	Lamar State College-Port Arthur Port Arthur, TX	35
100	MiraCosta College Oceanside, CA	33