Bachelor's · Dallas, Texas

Is Radio, Television, and Digital Communication at University of North Texas at Dallas worth it?

Low confidence Low confidence: fewer than 40 graduates behind the earnings figures.

The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans

Pays back slowly: graduates typically recover the cost in about 7.9 years.

Earnings 1 year after graduating: $44,156; Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Earnings 4 years after graduating: Not enough graduates to report; Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical federal debt at graduation: $18,114; NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
Net cost to graduate, all families: $51k (likely $51k – $69k); AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
Earnings bump, year 4: $9k a year vs high-school graduates aged 25–34 in TX; 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
Payback: 7.9 years (likely 3.8–20+); Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
10-year net return: −$133k (likely −$234k – −$19k); Today's dollars
20-year net return: −$37k (likely −$226k – $195k); Today's dollars
Odds of finishing (school-wide): 39%; Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26

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Students heading toward media & storytelling majors like this one often take these classes. Every school offers a different mix, so check with your counselor.

AP classes

AP English Language and Composition
AP English Literature and Composition
AP Seminar

IB Higher Level

Language A: Literature HL or Language and Literature HL
Film HL

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Radio, Television, and Digital Communication at other schools in Texas

Texas Christian University$61,636
Texas A&M University-College Station$61,478
The University of Texas at Arlington$60,617
The University of Texas at Dallas$53,828
Saint Edward's University$53,473
The University of Texas at Austin$52,860
Texas Southern University$51,195
Texas Tech University$50,279
Texas State University$49,987
Dallas Baptist University$46,723