Evanston, Illinois · Private Non-Profit
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication at Northwestern University
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 654 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
7.1% reported share makes this a solid program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 7.1%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~654
- Schools with reported signal
- 448
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 7.7%
- Graduation rate
- 95.1%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $29,167/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $116,668
- Median debt
- $15,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $89,363/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- B
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 448 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 5.6x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($10,177 above), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($34,296 above). That combination produces a B value grade and a top 52% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
College of San Mateo San Mateo, CA · 1.8% reported share · $536 net A+ Fort Peck Community College Poplar, MT · 1.2% reported share · $400 net A+ St Petersburg College St. Petersburg, FL · 0.2% reported share · $1,471 net A+ 
Hartnell College Salinas, CA · 0.2% reported share · $2,039 net A+ CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY · 1.0% reported share · $3,103 net A+ 
West Virginia University at Parkersburg Parkersburg, WV · 0.3% reported share · $1,807 net A+ 
San Joaquin Delta College Stockton, CA · 0.1% reported share · $2,407 net A+ CUNY City College New York, NY · 0.8% reported share · $3,776 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication accounts for 7.1% of reported programs at Northwestern University, which is bigger than 98% of schools in this field set and 5.6x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 654 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Northwestern University's average net price is $29,167 per year, about $116,668 over four years. That is $10,177 above the $18,990 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $89,363 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $34,296 above the $55,067 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Northwestern University #234 of 448 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.