Kennesaw State Radio, TV, and Digital Media (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt
- Bachelor's in Radio, Television, and Digital Communication
- Public university
- Kennesaw, GA
- About 102 graduates a year
College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025
The short answer
Kennesaw State radio, TV, and digital media graduates earn about what radio, TV, and digital media graduates earn nationally, $31,994 in their first year. Debt is high. The typical graduate leaves with $27,683 in federal loans, more than at 91% of radio, TV, and digital media programs in the country. Several Georgia programs report higher pay.
How it compares
Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The Georgia and national columns are the medians across all radio, TV, and digital media bachelor's programs that report the figure.
Debt and first-year pay at every Georgia radio, TV, and digital media program
Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Georgia medians.
Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.
Does family income change the outcome?
Graduates who received Pell Grants, which go to students from lower-income families, earned $3,963 less in their first year than other graduates. They also borrowed more. Students who expect to rely on grants should weigh this gap.
Paying back the loans
On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $293 a month, or 11.0% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.
31 parents took out Parent PLUS loans for these students, with a median of $16,398.
Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth
93% of graduates (129 of 139) were working in Georgia one year after graduating. Prices in the Atlanta area are about the same as the national average.
Careers this field leads to
These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to radio, TV, and digital media, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.
Producers and Directors
$79,950Median pay in Georgia. 5,010 people work in this job in Georgia. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 4% from 2025 to 2035, with about 12,100 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus less than 5 years of related work experience.
Web and Digital Interface Designers
$103,810Median pay in Georgia. 2,800 people work in this job in Georgia. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 8,300 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
$81,910Median pay in Georgia. 1,520 people work in this job in Georgia. Nationally, jobs are projected to shrink 6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 3,400 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.
Film and Video Editors
$51,280Median pay in Georgia. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 4% from 2025 to 2035, with about 3,100 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.
About Kennesaw State
Radio, TV, and Digital Media ranks 44th of 56 bachelor's programs at Kennesaw State by first-year earnings. The top three are Nursing ($80,560), Computer Engineering ($77,455), and Electrical Engineering ($74,181).
Other radio, TV, and digital media bachelor's programs near Kennesaw
Common questions
The median graduate earns $31,994 one year after graduating. The median across radio, TV, and digital media bachelor's programs in Georgia is $31,994.
The median federal loan balance is $27,683, which ranks 4th lowest of 7 radio, TV, and digital media bachelor's programs in Georgia. That works out to about $293 a month over 10 years.
It depends on your other options. Debt equals 87% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 78%. Compare the cost with other Georgia programs before deciding.
Most do. 93% (129 of 139) were working in Georgia one year after graduating.
About this data
- Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid (grants or loans).
- Earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school. Graduates who went straight to further study are not included.
- Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
- Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Georgia comparisons when their main campus is in another state.
- Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.
- School-level numbers like tuition, admission rate, and graduation rate are for the whole school, not the radio, TV, and digital media program.
Sources
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
- Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
- NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024