Pennsylvania contains 104 schools that offer broadcasting programs. University of Pennsylvania, the highest-ranking broadcasting school in PA, has a total student population of 24,599 and is the 5th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 104 broadcasting schools in Pennsylvania, only 11 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Saint Joseph's University comes out as the most expensive ($34,548/yr), with East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania as the lowest recorded at only $10,635/yr.
Broadcasting students from Pennsylvania schools who go on to become broadcast technicians, reporters, news reporters, news anchors, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 31,220 people working as broadcast technicians alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $38,330. Also, Broadcast news analysts make on average $67,990 per year and there are about 5,820 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Pennsylvania alone, there are 110 employed broadcast news analysts earning an average yearly salary of $54,730. Broadcast technicians in this state earn $35,710/yr and there are 1,040 employed.
Also, within the broadcasting schools in Pennsylvania, the average student population is 2,077 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1. Aside from broadcasting, there are 10679 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,747 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $9,718, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.
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