Which Texas radio, TV, and digital media program has the lowest debt?

West Texas A&M University reports the lowest median federal debt, $17,750, with first-year pay of $30,615.

How much do radio, TV, and digital media graduates earn in Texas?

The median across 14 Texas radio, TV, and digital media bachelor's programs is $31,762 in the first year after graduating and $48,390 five years after.

How many radio, TV, and digital media bachelor's programs are in Texas?

14 Texas programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 14 of them also report federal debt.

Radio, TV, and Digital Media (Bachelor's) Programs in Texas, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

14 programs report first-year pay
14 also report federal debt
Bachelor's in Radio, Television, and Digital Communication

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median Texas radio, TV, and digital media bachelor's program pays its graduates $31,762 in their first year, $2,129 more than the national median. UT Arlington reports the highest first-year pay ($43,038), and West Texas A&M University the lowest median debt ($17,750).

Median first-year pay$31,762National $29,633

Median pay after 5 years$48,390National $47,705

Median federal debt$22,500National $24,250

Debt-to-earnings69%National 78%

All 14 programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	School	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Debt to pay
1	UT ArlingtonArlington · public	$43,038	$55,801	$21,302	49%
2	Texas A&MCollege Station · public	$41,107	Not reported	$18,500	45%
3	TCUFort Worth · private nonprofit	$38,678	$53,297	$22,500	58%
4	Saint Edward's UniversityAustin · private nonprofit	$36,708	$71,684	$24,000	65%
5	UT DallasRichardson · public	$34,676	$64,355	$24,341	70%
6	Dallas Baptist UniversityDallas · private nonprofit	$33,619	$49,992	$21,500	64%
7	Texas StateSan Marcos · public	$31,977	$46,714	$21,858	68%
8	Texas TechLubbock · public	$31,546	$50,880	$24,250	77%
9	West Texas A&M UniversityCanyon · public	$30,615	$44,812	$17,750	58%
10	UT AustinAustin · public	$28,892	$55,238	$23,044	80%
11	Baylor UniversityWaco · private nonprofit	$27,554	$44,092	$25,000	91%
12	UNTDenton · public	$26,773	$41,843	$19,500	73%
13	University of HoustonHouston · public	$24,250	$46,787	$23,000	95%
14	UTEPEl Paso · public	$21,182	$41,552	$21,737	103%

One more program reports debt but not pay, so it isn't listed.

Debt and first-year pay at every Texas radio, TV, and digital media program

Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Texas medians.

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only the 14 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

UT Arlington$43,038
Texas A&M$41,107
TCU$38,678
Saint Edward's University$36,708
UT Dallas$34,676

Lowest median debt

Lowest debt for the pay

"Debt for the pay" is median debt divided by first-year pay. Only programs that report both figures are included.

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

$71,710

Median pay in Texas. 6,610 people work in this job in Texas. 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.

Bottom 10%: $40,610Top 10%: $146,340

Web and Digital Interface Designers

$102,650

Median pay in Texas. 5,910 people work in this job in Texas. 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.

Bottom 10%: $59,290Top 10%: $168,620

News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists

$48,470

Median pay in Texas. 2,670 people work in this job in Texas. 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.

Bottom 10%: $28,990Top 10%: $95,830

Film and Video Editors

$61,220

Median pay in Texas. 1,040 people work in this job in Texas. 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.

Bottom 10%: $36,030Top 10%: $116,280

Common questions

UT Arlington in Arlington reports the highest median first-year pay, $43,038. Its median federal debt is $21,302.

Radio, TV, and Digital Media (Bachelor's) programs in the US, ranked127 programs by pay and debt

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
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 Texas rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Medians are across the radio, TV, and digital media bachelor's programs that report each figure, so the counts differ by figure. Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.

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
NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024