Associate-8% vs national median196 grads tracked
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication at San Antonio College
Ranked 16th of 20 associate programs in Radio, Television, and Digital Communication by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$27,203
middle 50%: $20,320 – $37,592
Median · 5 years out
$38,069
middle 50%: $27,631 – $47,119
Median · 10 years out
$45,334
middle 50%: $31,214 – $67,254
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Radio, Television, and Digital Communication (associate) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
San Antonio College graduates in Radio, Television, and Digital Communication start with a $27k median salary. Earnings increase to $38k at five years and $45k at ten years.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.
Will the degree pay for itself?
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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
11.4 yrs
≈ $13,984 total interest
Same major at other universities
Austin Community College
$43,539 · 5 yrs out
Sullivan County Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$43,347 · 5 yrs out
Manchester Community College
$43,240 · 5 yrs out
Mt. Hood Community College
$41,964 · 5 yrs out
Century College
$40,057 · 5 yrs out
St. Cloud Technical and Community College
$39,425 · 5 yrs out
Southern Maine Community College
$39,290 · 5 yrs out
Tompkins Cortland Community College
$39,119 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Fulton-Montgomery Community College
$38,377 · 5 yrs out
Ridgewater College
$35,757 · 5 yrs out
Lewis and Clark Community College
$34,840 · 5 yrs out
Parkland College
$33,960 · 5 yrs out
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$107,726 · 5 yrs out
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$86,677 · 5 yrs out
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$84,275 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$77,273 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$71,251 · 5 yrs out
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$71,251 · 5 yrs out
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$68,333 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$65,458 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Associate)
$64,402 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Associate)
$64,402 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$63,593 · 5 yrs out
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